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Who governs the Kaliningrad Region?

Since 5 November 1996, Mr Leonid Petrovich Gorbenko has been the incumbent governor of the Kaliningrad Region. He is famous for his being an economic pragmatic, and he is supported by the local economy. Mr Yuri Alekseevich Savenko, Mayor of Kaliningrad was elected on 25 October 1998.

Foreign investments in the Kaliningrad Region have been actively supported by the Regional Duma (parliament). Its chairman is Mr Valery Nikolaevich Ustyugov, and Mr Boris Aleksandrovich Shushkin is the chairman of the committee for foreign affairs.

The Regional Administration favours investment promotional activities, and stresses on its special attention paid to the West-European and German economies and cultures. The following contact person may be helpful for overseas investors: vice governor, heard of the Committee for the Federal Programme Administration, Mr Andrej Alexandrovich Ushakov. Mr Victor Moiseevich Romanovsky, vice governor, is in charge of the Department of external affairs and foreign economic relations. The department of international relations in the City Hall is headed by Ms Silvia Sakhidovna Gurova, vice mayor. Mr Yuri L’vovich Bogomolov is the chairman of the City Council and the chief of the local self-government.

Mr Alexander Vladimirovich Orlov was appointed representative of the Russian Federation President in the Kaliningrad Region. Mr Arthur Ivanovich Kuznetsov, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, is a representative of the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs also dealing with visa problems.

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