ed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Russian ▁leaders ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁his ▁presiden cy , ▁including ▁heads ▁of ▁autom obile ▁manufact uring ▁companies ▁and ▁air lines , ▁journal ists , ▁state ▁D uma ▁officials , ▁and ▁jud ges . ▁He ▁met ▁with ▁President ▁Put in ▁and ▁Russian ▁amb assador ▁Y uri ▁U sh akov ▁during ▁Put in ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 ; ▁one ▁result ▁of ▁that ▁visit ▁was ▁K utt ler ' s ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁fund ▁named ▁after ▁Put in ▁and ▁U sh akov ▁to ▁benefit ▁Russian ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁K utt ler ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁Put in ▁to ▁attend ▁an ▁international ▁law ▁panel ▁in ▁St . ▁Petersburg , ▁Russia ▁together ▁with ▁ 2 5 ▁world ▁leaders , ▁including ▁French ▁President ▁Jacques ▁Chi rac ▁and ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁Ger hard ▁Sch ro eder . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Honor ary ▁Cons ul ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Florida ▁upon ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁Russia ' s ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁U . S .; ▁the ▁appointment ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁State ▁Department . ▁ ▁Other ▁activities ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁K utt ler ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁state ▁education ▁commission er . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Tur ling ton ▁by ▁a