President Obama is pleased to welcome President Dmitriy Medvedev of the Russian Federation to
the United States on June 22-24.

Over the last eighteen months, the United States and Russia have made significant strides in
resetting relations between our two countries in ways that advance our mutual interests. Since
first meeting in London in April 2009, President Obama and President Medvedev have collaborated
closely to enhance the security and well-being of the American and Russian people, including
the expansion of the Northern Distribution Network, which supplies our troops in Afghanistan;
the signing of the New START Treaty, which reduces our nuclear arsenals, enhances transparency
about our strategic forces, and demonstrates U.S. and Russian leadership in support of the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; new sanctions against North Korea, designed to compel North
Korea to adhere to its international obligations; the full and active pursuit of the dual track
strategy that seeks Iran’s compliance with its international obligations regarding its
nuclear program, including most recently UN Security Council Resolution 1929; and the creation
of a Bilateral President Commission, which has expanded dramatically the interactions among
Americans and Russians on a whole range of issues, including emergency disaster response,
space, counternarcotics, counterterrorism, energy efficiency, and trade and investment, among
others.

President Obama looks forward to using this next meeting with President Medvedev to explore
possible avenues of greater cooperation regarding trade, investment and innovation. The two
Presidents will hold a bilateral meeting at the White House on June 24, where they will discuss
these issues, as well as other issues of mutual concern leading into the G-8 and G-20 meetings.
 In conjunction with the visit, Russian and American business leaders , as well as American and
Russian civil society leaders, will be holding their own meetings in Washington. As President
Medvedev seeks to promote innovation and modernization in Russia, President Obama is pleased
that the Russian President will begin his trip to the United States by visiting the Silicon
Valley, and have the opportunity to review the unique set of factors that has fostered this
important center of technological advancement and entrepreneurship.