The Ambassadorial Series: Deans of U.S. - Russia Diplomacy features in-depth interviews with Ambassadors Jack F. Matlock, Thomas R. Pickering and James F. Collins focusing on the challenges of the U.S. - Russia relationship during the fateful 1990s. 

The Ambassadorial Series: Deans of U.S. - Russia Diplomacy Trailer

Focusing on the 1990s—from the disintegration of the USSR to President Putin’s ascent to Russia’s highest office a decade later—the sequel continues to offer firsthand accounts and analyses of the cataclysmic changes that transformed Russian politics and society. In this sequel, Ambassadors Matlock, Pickering, and Collins share their personal experiences in dealing with the challenges in the U.S.–Russia relationship during the 1990s as the top diplomatic representatives of the United States to the Soviet Union and then Russia. They analyze Russian domestic upheavals as well as regional and international developments that would come to haunt the relations between the two countries.

These interviews are conducted by Dr. Hanna Notte. They are presented in the form of videos, podcasts, and transcripts. 

The Ambassadorial Series: Deans of U.S. - Russia Diplomacy with Dr. Hanna Notte

Ambassador Jack F. Matlock

U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union | 1987–1991

U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union | 1987–1991

Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering

Ambassador to the Russian Federation | 1993-1996

Ambassador to the Russian Federation | 1993-1996

Ambassador James F. Collins

U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation | 1997–2001

U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation | 1997–2001

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This series was made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the author. 

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