Center for Citizen Initiatives
Citizen Diplomacy Mission to Russia
June 5 – 20, 2022
Dear CCI Followers,
Plans are underway for CCI’s trip to explore Russia in 2022. We hope you will join us!
COVID forced us to cancel three earlier travel dates. CCI’s unique travel to 30 or more Russian regions necessitates that we use Russia’s coveted Humanitarian Visas. The H.Visa is currently being revised and will become available around the turn of 2022.
We are delighted to announce that Ambassador (Ret.) Jack Matlock will co-lead our 2022 delegation!
This will be CCI’s largest-ever delegation both in number of participants (100) and geographic areas visited (30 to 40). Current relations between our two nations are at their lowest ebb since 1962 (the Cuban missile crisis). It is critical that we U.S. citizen leaders make efforts to connect with Russia’s citizens and decision makers. We can leave behind a trail of American goodwill along with our total commitment to diplomacy between our two nations.
Here is our trip format which will occur during Russia’s famous “White Nights”.