U.S. Presidents Confront the Russians: A Century of Challenge, 1917--2017

The 2017 Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium, "U.S. Presidents Confront the Russians: A Century of Challenge, 1917-2017," will explore the contemporary relevance of the history of Russian-American relations. By examining previous presidential efforts to deal with Soviet and Russian leaders, the symposium seeks to offer insights on the historical, ideological, and geopolitical forces that have shaped this crucial relationship, and that continue to influence today's world. "U.S. Presidents Confront the Russians: A Century of Challenge, 1917-2017" will be held on November 8-10, 2017 at the Miller Center. Participants will include eminent diplomats and former officials as well as some of the world's most renowned experts on U.S. and Soviet/Russian foreign policy and international history. The goal is to extrapolate lessons from the past that might help guide Russian-American relations in the future. The Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium on American Diplomacy is an annual conference that focuses on contemporary and historical problems of American foreign policy and diplomacy.