Abstract
The main directions and forms of international relations of the regions were determined by such factors as economic interest, geopolitical position of the country and the region, regional structure of production, availability of personnel, experience, international, state and regional legal field, within which entities carried out their activities, etc. According to our studies, the main objectives of the representative offices of foreign firms in the analyzed years were to establish contacts with Russian enterprises and organizations, advertising and exhibition activities, development of a dealer network, training of specialists. Most of the representative offices carried out active work in these areas on the territory of the city and region, as well as the Siberian region as a whole.