2004 Press Releases
Consul General Scott Rauland Visits Tobolsk
June 14, 2004
Consul General Scott Rauland made his first official visit to the Siberian city of Tobolsk on June 14th and 15th. Meetings were held with Mayor Yevgeniy Vorobyev and the head of the Tyumen Oblast International Affairs department, Victor Pupyshev. Consul General Rauland discussed the possibility of a visit to Tobolsk by Ambassador Vershbow at the end of September in connection with the opening of an American Corner in Tyumen. Mayor Vorobyev gave his support for the visit and discussed at length the economic, political, and social situation in Tobolsk. After the meeting, a tour was arranged through the city's Kremlin and historic downtown which included a stop at the house where the Romanov family was held for eight months before being sent to Yekaterinburg.