
U.S.-Russian Relations under Bush and Putin
It is easy to forget that U.S.-Russian relations were not always as contentious as they have been for the past decade. From their first meeting in 2001, the rapport between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush was obvious for all to see. Yet, despite good personal relations at the presidential level, by 2009 the relationship between the United States and Russia had deteriorated and has never recovered. This oral history records both American and Russian perspectives on political, economic, diplomatic, and military developments in the first decade of this century as a way of furthering our understanding of the current state of U.S-Russian relations.
We welcome scholars and the general public alike to view, read, and cite these new and unique sources in the study of U.S. foreign relations.
Lead Scholar: Paul Behringer, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
SMU Project Leaders and Editors: Brian Franklin, Benjamin Feinstein
Advisory Committee and Partners:
Jeffrey Engel, Director, Center for Presidential History, Southern Methodist University
Ivan Grek, Deputy Director, The Russia Program, George Washington University
Marlene Laruelle, Director, Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Simon Miles, Assistant Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Special thanks to the Yeltsin Center for facilitating interviews with Russian participants.
Interviewees:
![]() Secretary of State (2005-2009) |
![]() Secretary of Defense (2006-2011) |
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![]() Assistant to the President on National Security Affairs (2005-2009) |
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![]() U.S. Ambassador to Russia (2001-2005) |
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![]() National Security Council Senior Director for Russia (2004-2007) |
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![]() Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2001-2005) |
![]() National Intelligence Council Officer for Russia and Eurasia (2006-2009) |
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![]() Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova (1999-2001; 2003-2006) |
![]() Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia (2001-2005) |
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![]() Foreign Policy Advisor, Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation (2001-2013) |
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![]() Director-General of the Russian International Affairs Council (2011-present) |
![]() Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2008-2009) |
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![]() U.S. Senator (1989-2013) |
![]() Editor, Russia in Global Affairs (2002-present) |
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![]() Chief English Interpreter for Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (1985-1991) |
![]() Consultant, Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation (1996-2011) |
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![]() Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2001-2004) |
![]() National Intelligence Council Officer for Russia and Eurasia (2004-2006) |
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![]() U.S. Ambassador to Georgia (2005-2009) |
![]() Editor-in-chief, Ekho Moskvy (1998-present) |
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![]() U.S. Permanent Representative on the NATO Council (2008-2009) |
![]() Counselor of the U.S. Department of State (2005-2006) |
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![]() U.S. Trade Representative (2001-2005) |