Michael McFaul as a Senior Director for Russia
Michael McFaul is a senior director for Russia and Eurasia, National Security Council, co-chairman of the civil society work force of the U.S.-Russian presidential commission, and one of the most notable personalities in Obama Administration in charge of forming U.S. policies towards Russia. In line with his liberal views formed during his work and study at the Stanford University and his participation in the early 1990s Russian politics, he stresses the need to support further democratic reform in Russia. A prominent critic of Russian governance, he is placed among the hard liners of the U.S. Administration in this respect. His stance is not considered crucial yet, but it should be taken into account while mapping out further Moscow's policies towards Washington