The Russian Federation celebrated the opening of its new consulate in Seattle with a ceremony. The consulate, Russia's third in the US, will represent the country in 11 Western states. In his remarks, the new Consul General said Russia and America can now cooperate in all areas. However, the underfunded consulate has no permanent offices and is seeking volunteers due to its small staff. It is the first Russian consulate opened exclusively by the new Russian republic since the Soviet Union dissolved.

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The Russian Federation celebrated the opening of its Seattle consulate - the country's third consulate in the
United States - last night with a choir singing patriotic American songs at a lavish ceremony in a packed
hotel ballroom.
"Nothing any longer prevents Russians and Americans from cooperating in all spheres of human endeavor,"
said Georgi Vlaskin, a career Russian foreign-service officer who will serve as the country's first consul
general in Seattle. Marketplace
Cash-strapped Russia has no permanent offices for the consulate - which will represent the Moscow
government in 11 Western states - and is looking for volunteers to aid its bare-bones staff.
The other Russian consulates, in New York and San Francisco, were formed by the Soviet Union before it
split up. This is the first one opened exclusively by the Russian republic.
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