Russian American Pacific Partnership:

RAPP is the leading US-Russian bilateral meeting between businesses, citizens, regional and federal governments on trans-Pacific relations and economic opportunity. This meeting will address and advance US-Russian cooperation with a focus on inter-regional opportunities between the Russian Far East and US western states.

With questions please contact [email protected] or by calling (206) 770-4015.

The Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP) is a bilateral and inter-regional forum. It engages private-sector partners, government representatives in collaboration to break down barriers and expand cooperation between the Russian East and the Western United States.

The North Pacific Rim, a leading economic region in the world, is rich in resources and human capital, with the potential for tremendous economic growth. The rapidly developing Russian Far East, an integral part of this geography, presents unique opportunities. RAPP seeks to advance mutually-beneficial cooperative relations between the Russian East and the Western U.S. through a constructive and candid forum dialogue.

Annual Meeting Summary Reports:

2019 24th Annual Meeting, Khabarovsk, Russia (Click here)

2018 23rd Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska PHOTOS

2017 22nd Annual Meeting, Yakutsk, Russia       PHOTOS

2016 21st Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California     PHOTOS

2015 20th Anniversary Annual Meeting, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia     PHOTOS

2014 19th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California     PHOTOS

2013 18th Annual Meeting, Vladivostok, Russia      PHOTOS

2012 17th Annual Meeting, Tacoma, Washington     PHOTOS

2011 16th Annual Meeting, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia     PHOTOS

History of RAPP:

The Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP) – formerly the U.S. West Coast–Russian Far East Ad-Hoc Working Group – was established in 1994 to encourage commercial cooperation between the U.S. West Coast and the Russian Far East. Russian leaders selected the Russian Far East as a development priority for the nation, and saw the U.S. West Coast as the natural partner, based on geographic proximity and the wealth of common industry-sectors and similar histories.

RAPP’s Executive Secretariat operates from the Council for US-Russia Relations in Seattle, Washington, and the Director of the Russian Secretariat works from the Primorskiy Chamber of Commerce and Industry offices in Vladivostok, Russia. Since 1995, the program has regularly convened bilateral initiatives and annual meetings which attract ever increasing numbers of business and government leaders. RAPP continues to be the leading forum for business dialogue between the Russian East and the U.S. Western states. Though initially funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce and more recently by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), RAPP currently depends mainly on sponsorship support from the private sector as well as the participation fees from meetings attendees.

Participating Regions:

As commerce develops, RAPP seeks to integrate the greater involvement of all Russian regions and U.S. states with activities in the Russian East, and welcomes the participation of all parties with interest to join in the meetings regardless of geography.

Among the regions we particularly target for involvement are:

United States 
Alaska
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Oregon
Texas
Washington

Russian Federation 
Amur Region
Republic of Buryatia
Zabaikalsk Territory
Chukotka Autonomous Region
Jewish Autonomous Region
Kamchatka Territory
Khabarovsk Krai
Magadan Region
Primorskiy Krai
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Sakhalin Region

Join us!

If you are interested in doing business in the Russian Far East, interested in Russian-U.S. West Coast cooperation, or just would like more information about participating in RAPP, please contact us.