Alexander Grushko
Alexander Grushko | |
|---|---|
Александр Грушко | |
 Grushko in 2018 | |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2018 | |
| In office 6 September 2005 – 23 October 2012 | |
| Minister | Sergey Lavrov |
| Russian Envoy to NATO | |
| In office 23 October 2012 – 22 January 2018 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Dmitry Rogozin |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Viktorovich Grushko 25 April 1955 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Alexander Viktorovich Grushko (Russian: Александр Викторович Грушко; born 25 April 1955) is a Russian diplomat, and is currently Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, since 22 January 2018. Previously, he was the Permanent Representative of Russia to NATO, serving from 2012 to 2018.[1]
Biography
Born in the family of Viktor Grushko (1930–2001) — a Soviet spy, former First Deputy Chairman of the KGB.
In 1977 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. In the same year he entered the diplomatic service.
From 1995 to 1996 he was head of the Department of Security And Disarmament Affairs at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
From 1996 to 2000 he was head of the Russian delegation for military security and arms control in Vienna.
From 2000 to 2001 he was Deputy Director of the pan-European cooperation Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
From 2002 to 2005 he was Director of the Department of pan-European cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
From 2005 to 2012 he was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.[2][3]
From 23 October 2012 to 22 January 2018 he was Permanent Representative of Russia to NATO in Brussels.[4]
On 22 January 2018, he was re-appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.[5]
Personal life
Alexander Grushko is married, has a son and a daughter.[6] Since 2004 he has the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.[7]
Grushko speaks Russian, English and Dutch.
Honors and awards
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (1996);[8]
- Order of Friendship (2000);[9]
- Gratitude to the Central Election Commission (2008);[10]
- Order of Honour (2012);[11]
- Presidential Certificate of Honour (2015).[12]
References
- ^ "Грушко Александр Викторович - Заместители Министра иностранных дел Российской федерации - Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации" [Grushko Alexander Viktorovich - Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation]. mid.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 06.09.2005 г. № 1059 • Президент России". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 23.10.2012 г. № 1434 • Президент России" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 23, 2012 No. 1434 • President of Russia]. kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 23.10.2012 г. № 1435 • Президент России". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Система официального опубликования правовых актов в электронном виде | Указ Президента РФ № 18 от 22.01.2018" [System of official publication of legal acts in electronic form | Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 18 of January 22, 2013]. publication.pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Интервью журналу ВИП-премьер". vip-premier.ru (in Russian). 2011-11-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 12.07.2004 г. № 877 • Президент России". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 20.07.1996 г. № 1075 • Президент России". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 02.12.2000 г. № 1961 • Президент России". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Страница не найдена 404". cikrf.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10.02.2012 г. № 159 • Президент России". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ "Распоряжение Президента Российской Федерации от 31.07.2015 г. № 236-рп • Президент России". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni
- Soviet diplomats
- Deputy foreign ministers of Russia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russian Federation)
- 21st-century Russian politicians
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)