WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 7: US Vice President Al Gore (R) and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin shake hands after signing a joint US-Russia agreement 07 February aimed at attracting foreign and domestic capital in Russia, at the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, DC. Chernomyrdin is scheduled to visit Chicago 08 February. (Photo credit should read JOYCE NALTCHAYAN/AFP via Getty Images)
