# Trump dispatches representative to SPIEF on a quiet diplomatic mission — FT

https://mins.news/en/item/24838

- TASS, 2026-08-18 07:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2174467

> US President Donald Trump sent Rodney Mims Cook Jr. to head the US delegation at this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in an effort to improve dialogue with the Kremlin, the Financial Times reported. Officially attending as chairman of the US Commission of Fine Arts, Cook’s visit was seen as symbolically important for reviving diplomacy and breaking the deadlock over Ukraine.