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President Vladimir Putin made Vladimir Yakovlev his Envoy to the Southern Federal District March 9, 2004, 20:00

The new structure of the Government should logically connect previously isolated functions, make new ministries more effective and influential, and give them new dynamics and independence, President Vladimir Putin announced at a meeting at the Kremlin March 9, 2004, 18:51

President Vladimir Putin told a meeting at the Kremlin that he signed the Decree “On the System and Structure of Federal Executive Bodies.” March 9, 2004, 15:45 Moscow

March 8, 2004, Monday

The eighth of March is a day for celebrating women, a day for celebrating goodness, wisdom, beauty and spiritual strength, President Vladimir Putin said at a ceremony presenting high state awards to Russian women March 8, 2004, 18:19

March 5, 2004, Friday

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Mikhail Fradkov on the approval of his appointment to the post of Prime Minister and said that he had signed a decree confirming this decision March 5, 2004, 19:59

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Mikhail Fradkov Prime Minister March 5, 2004, 17:20

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun March 5, 2004, 11:30

March 4, 2004, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with French President Jacques Chirac March 4, 2004, 20:30

March 3, 2004, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin instructed acting Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev to prepare a report on the social problems affecting law enforcement agency personnel March 3, 2004, 19:36

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Mongolian President Natsagiyn Bagabandi praising Russian-Mongolian relations March 3, 2004, 18:00

President Vladimir Putin met with Ella Pamfilova, head of the Presidential Commission on Human Rights March 3, 2004, 15:20 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov on the republic's national holiday, the Liberation from the Ottoman Yoke March 3, 2004, 13:40

President Vladimir Putin discussed the structure of the future Government with Mikhail Fradkov, a candidate for prime minister March 3, 2004, 13:30

March 2, 2004, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi March 2, 2004, 19:20

Acting Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin told President Vladimir Putin about budget expenditures in January-February 2004 March 2, 2004, 16:20 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Putin met with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger March 2, 2004, 14:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

March 1, 2004, Monday

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili March 1, 2004, 23:30

Meeting for consultations with the leaders of the parliamentary majority in the State Duma, President Vladimir Putin nominated Mikhail Fradkov for the post of Prime Minister March 1, 2004, 20:13

President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Commission for Military-Technical Cooperation with Foreign States March 1, 2004, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin proposed Mikhail Fradkov as a candidate for Prime Minister March 1, 2004, 13:15

Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum