On October 18, the Renova Fort Ross Foundation hosted the Fort Ross Bicentennial Gala that hailed the accomplishments of Fort Ross and its legacy. Prominent cultural, political, business and non-profit leaders gathered in celebration of Fort Ross heritage and encouragement of fellow support. The magnificent evening featured memories, life stories, an extraordinary visual dedication to Fort Ross by the Mariinsky Theatre and astonishing vocal performances by the Bolshoi Theatre’s young and promising artists.

The Renova Fort Ross Foundation is thankful to a number of the Bicentennial Gala supporters, most notably to

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir V. Putin

and

Secretary of State of the United States of America Hillary R. Clinton

for their continued commitment to positive U.S.-Russia relations and that of Fort Ross.

We thank our special guests the Honorable Dianne Feinstein, His Excellency Vladimir Medinsky, His Excellency Sergei Kislyak, the Honorable John Beyrle, the Honorable Mikhail Margelov and the Honorable Mikhail Shvydkoi for making the evening extra special. Special thanks to our Honorary and Advisory Committees for their gracious support of the event.

We wish to wholeheartedly thank the Blavatnik Family Foundation and

Donald M. Kendall

for their generous support of Fort Ross Bicentennial Gala!

We thank

Mr. Andrew Intrater and Columbus Nova

Dr. Craig Barrett and Ambassador Barbara Barrett

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cisco Systems Inc.

Exigen Capital

Pepsi-Cola

Visa Inc.

for their support of Fort Ross!