Russian Ambassador Visits Middlebury Institute, Speaks to Students

On October 12, Russian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Anatoly Antonov delivered an invitation-only talk to Middlebury Institute students, faculty, and staff before joining Russian and American students from the Middlebury Institute and Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) dual master’s degree program in nonproliferation studies for an informal lunch and conversation. Antonov, whose prepared remarks focused primarily on nuclear nonproliferation and the state of U.S.-Russia relations, was the guest of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and the Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies (GIRS).