Dr. Rusty Butler
 | Honorary Consul General for the Russian Federation in the State of Utah |  |
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| In the fall of 2001, Dr. Rusty Butler, director of URI, was officially named the Honorary Consul General for the Russian Federation in the State of Utah. This office was established in part due to URI’s activities in Russia and with the local Russian Community. Through this new assignment, Dr. Butler and URI will have an even greater opportunity to extend it’s outreach to the Russian community in Utah. Dr. Butler is the Associate Vice President of International Affairs at Utah Valley University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1972 and received and honorary doctorate from the Kyrgyz National University in 2003. In 2002 the Russian Foreign Ministry awarded him a metal for fostering closer relations between Russia and Utah. |
