Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR in 1989.
1989–2011 — Diplomatic service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR/Russia
2011–2014 — Special Representative of the President of Russia on Shanghai Cooperation Organization issues
2014–2018 — Ambassador of Russia to Thailand and Permanent Representative to ESCAP
2018—present time — Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
2020—present time — Professor at the Department for Diplomatic Studies of MGIMO
Author of numerous publications on history and international relations.
Professional interests: history of Russian diplomacy, international relations, Chinese studies, foreign policy of China, security in Asia-Pacific region.
Hobbies: literature writing.
Speaks English, French and Chinese.
Disciplines taught:
- History of Russian Diplomacy (in Russian);
- Institutes of Modern Diplomacy (in Russian);
- State and Business Protocol (in Russian).
