Russia, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing economies in transition in recent years, is on track to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) and assume the international legal obligations of the world trading system.

The Coalition for U.S.-Russia Trade, a broad-based group of U.S. companies and trade associations representing every major sector of the U.S. economy, supports stronger U.S.-Russian economic ties and, specifically, Russia’s accession to the WTO on strong, commercially meaningful terms. The Coalition understands that Russia’s WTO membership encourages greater transparency, adherence to the rule of law, and increased certainty for U.S. trade and investment – critical building blocks to a stronger U.S.-Russia commercial relationship.

As Russia advances toward WTO membership, the Coalition serves as a platform for U.S. firms and farmers to voice their interests in the Russian market. Together, Coalition members engage with public officials to advocate Russia’s integration into the WTO’s rules-based system of international trade.

Highlights

• U.S.-Russia Bilateral Trade Agreement
  • U.S., Russia Sign Bilateral WTO Market Access Agreement (November 19, 2006)
    • Side Letters to Bilateral Agreement (November 19, 2006)
    • USTR Fact Sheet on Bilateral Agreement (November 10, 2006)
  • Coalition for U.S.-Russia Trade Hails Agreement Between the U.S. and Russia (November 10, 2006)

• U.S. States’ Business Ties with Russia
  • USRBC President Hails Alaska as Frontier for Greater U.S.-Russia Collaboration (February 10, 2009)
  • Media Highlights from 2008 USRBC Roadshow (April 21-26, 2008)

• Sectors and Topics in U.S.-Russia Trade
  • The WTO and Russia's Future - The Pharmaceutical Industry's Perspective (November 3, 2008)