ARCHIVE 2000

OCTOBER
Breakfast with 12 visiting Kazakhstani parliamentarians focusing on investor practices and Kazakhstani investment policies.

Luncheon with Energy Department Assistant Secretary David Goldwyn providing a readout on Energy Secretary Richardson's late August visit to Kazakhstan and an overview of the energy relationship.

SEPTEMBER
Roundtable with Foreign Minister Idrissov on the role of foreign investment in Kazakhstan's foreign policy and the significant part played by American investors.

JUNE
Luncheon with two Kazakhstani parliamentarians and a senior official of Kazakhtelekom addressing investment opportunities in telecommunications and ways to encourage foreign investment in Kazakhstan.

MAY
Conference on Caspian energy, security, and transportation issues held jointly on Capitol Hill with Azerbaijan and Georgia counterpart organizations, featuring Senator Sam Brownback, U.S. Caspian Energy Advisor John Wolf, Kazakhstan Ambassador Bolat Nurgaliyev, Chevron Vice Chairman Richard Matzke, ExxonMobil Executive Vice President Bill Scoggins, and other senior Russian, Azeri, and Georgian representatives.

APRIL
Luncheon with Commerce Department Counselor Jan Kalicki, National Security Council staff director Jonathan Elkind, and State Department official John Beyrle discussing prospects for better U.S.-Kazakhstan relations in 2000.

FEBRUARY
Breakfast with Minister of State Revenues Kakimzhanov providing insights on taxation policies and progress toward a new tax code.