Viktor Vekselberg and Arnold Shwarzenneger signed a historic document in front of Dmitry Medvedev to maintain and protect the U.S. Fort Ross national park
(San Francisco, CA, 22 June 2010) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and corporate leader Victor Vekselberg, Chairman of Renova Group -- alongside Russian President Dmitry Medvedev -- sign a historic agreement to support and preserve California's Fort Ross State Park. The site was on the verge of closure given California's ongoing budgetary crisis. The Renova Group of Companies and State of California view their cooperation as fostering deeper cross-cultural relations between Russia and the United States and promoting enhanced understanding and connection between the peoples of the United States and Russia.
An early agricultural supplier to Alaska, Fort Ross was a thriving Russian settlement from 1812 to 1841. The Fort's Russian settlers were the first to introduce to the area shipbuilding and windmills, as well as advances in science, natural studies, agriculture, and conservation. At the forefront of multicultural sharing, Fort Ross was a place where Russians and local Native Americans shared peaceful relations and where innovation and respect for the land were valued highly.
Hearing of the impending closure, the Renova Group, headed by Victor Vekselberg, has committed substantial financial support to the park and will promote long-term solutions to budgetary and other issues through establishment of a public charitable foundation, the Renova Fort Ross Foundation.
About the Renova Group
The Renova Group is among Russia's leading private sector initiatives, with interests in mining, oil, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, chemical, real estate development, energy, telecommunications, nanotechnologies, utilities and financial services in Russia and internationally. The Renova Group is a significant supporter of philanthropic initiatives and active contributor to the arts, international relations, public health and environment. Founded in 1995, Renova USA represents the Group in the United States and since 2004 has focused largely on philanthropic initiatives. Renova USA seeks to promote better relations between Russia and the United States through supporting Russian-U.S. arts and culture, education, civil society, media, social and development programs and organizations, and government and intergovernmental relations.
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