The Russian-American Chamber of Commerce® is a nonprofit, independent, and nonpartisan trade association dedicated to facilitating and providing knowledge relating to U.S. trade, investment and commerce in the Russian marketplace. The organization focuses on a group forum which maintains ties with government officials in the U.S. and Russia; it holds meetings that build business relations through introductions and the dissemination of business analysis and information; and it provides an environment by which members can exchange ideas on successful strategies and provide accurate assessments of the political and economic environment when doing business in Russia.