Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich

Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich

Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov - Russian statesman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Biography

Born March 21, 1950 in Moscow, Russia^[1].

Education

He graduated with a silver medal from Moscow school No. 607 with an in-depth study of English.

Sergey Lavrov, a student at MGIMO, dines in the dining room, 1968.

1972 - graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, eastern branch of the Faculty of International Relations.

He speaks English, French and Sinhalese - one of the two official languages ​ ​ of Sri Lanka.

Career

1972: Assistant Ambassador to Sri Lanka

1972-1976 - Intern, translator of Ambassador Rafik Nishanov, his personal secretary and assistant, head of the protocol, attaché of the USSR Embassy in the Republic of Sri Lanka.

"Of course, memories have been preserved primarily about the old building (embassies. - Approx. ed.), because I spent four years there. I was an assistant to the Ambassador of the Soviet Union Rafik Nishanovich Nishanov. God forbid his health. We rallied a team that included MGIMO graduates and mature comrades - first secretaries and advisers. They played football, volleyball, "Lavrov said in an interview with the Vesti on Saturday program on Russia 1.

So, according to him, the diplomatic mission every Saturday and Sunday gathered at the club at the embassy, played sports games, and also watched movies together.

"There was such a tradition. In modern conditions, embassies rarely organize general screenings of films. Everyone can do this at their choice at home, "the Foreign Minister added. He noted that the embassy watched "good Soviet films that still spin on television." They were sent from the USSR.

One of the brightest memories during his years in Sri Lanka, Lavrov called the episode when he collided in his own office with a snake.

"A little viper crawled into my office in the old building. The air conditioners there were cut into the wall, there was some kind of gap, this snake crawled there. But we quickly neutralized her. Then they began to deliberately bypass all the offices for shaking all the slots, "he said.

In addition, the minister added, he remembered excursions in the country. According to him, the island has many interesting places.

"Sri Lanka has a very interesting story. I recommend visiting the ancient capital of Kandy, "Lavrov advised.

1976: Secretary of the Department of International Economic Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign

1976-1981 - Third, second secretary of the Department of International Economic Organizations of the USSR Foreign Ministry^[2]

1981-1988 - First Secretary, Adviser, Senior Adviser to the Permanent Mission of the USSR to the UN in New York.

1988-1990 - Deputy Head of the Department of International Economic Relations of the Russian Foreign Ministry^[3].

1990-1992 - Director of the Department of International Organizations and Global Problems of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Until 1991 - Member of the CPSU.

1991-1992 - Head of the Department of International Organizations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1992 - Director of the Department of International Organizations and Global Problems of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

April 1992 - January 1994 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

1994-2004 - Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations.

Since March 9, 2004 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Speech by Sergey Lavrov for freshmen of MGIMO (01.09.2011)

Hillary Clinton met with Sergey Lavrov

2005: Refusal to visit Georgian military memorial in Georgia

On February 18, 2005, while on a visit to Tbilisi, Sergey Lavrov refused to visit the memorial of the Georgian military who died for the territorial integrity of Georgia. He made this decision, given the "serious emotional charge" of this issue. In response, the chairman of the Georgian parliament, Nino Burjanadze, accused Lavrov of supporting the separatists and said that his act is an unprecedented case in world history and the practice of international relations^[4].

2011: Income for the year 3.4 million rubles

The amount of declared income for 2011 amounted to 3,451 million rubles.

Property:

• Land plot for individual housing construction (individual property) - area 1200.00 sq.m., Russia.
• Residential building (individual property) - area 210.70 sq.m., Russia.
• Apartment (individual property) - area 247.30 sq.m., Russia^[5].

Closing accounts of stepdaughter Polina Kovaleva on the Binance exchange

On April 28, 2022, it was announced that the Binance exchange, amid Russia's special operation in Ukraine, closed several accounts related to relatives of senior Kremlin officials amid a wave of international sanctions.

The exchange reported that Polina Kovaleva, stepdaughter of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and Elizaveta Peskov, daughter of presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, were among those blocked over the past two months. The exchange also blocked Kirill Malofeev.

Special rank, rank

He has the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Honored Worker of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation^[6].

Other positions

Permanent member of the Security Council of Russia, member of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Council on International Affairs.

Since March 1993 - Deputy Chairman of the Interdepartmental Commission on the Participation of the Russian Federation in International Organizations of the UN System.

Since November 1993 - Co-Chairman of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Coordination of the Participation of the Russian Federation in Peacekeeping.

Since April 2004 - Chairman of the Russian Commission for UNESCO.

Since January 11, 2010 - Member of the Government Commission for Economic Development and Integration.

Member of the editorial board of the journal USA and Canada: economics, politics, culture.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of MGIMO.

Chairman of the Board of the A. M. Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Support Fund^[7]

Honorary member of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society.

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Russian World Foundation.

Member of the Supervisory Board of the Children of Russia Foundation.

Member of the Board of Trustees of the program "Restoration of the monument to the Russians in Gallipoli (Helibolu)," conducted by the Andrei the First-Called Foundation.

Awards

August 19, 2010 - awarded the Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots for his great contribution to the consolidation and development of centuries-old Armenian-Russian friendly relations (Armenia).

March 19, 2010 - awarded the Order of Honor for his great personal contribution to the strengthening of the international security system, the maintenance of peace and stability in the Caucasus, the development of friendly relations between the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation.

1996 - Order of Honor^[8]

1998 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree^[9]

2005 - Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree^[10]

2005 - the Order of Dostyk (Kazakhstan)^[11]

2005 -^[12] the^[12] "For Participation in UN Programs" (Russian Association for UN Assistance).]

2006 - Order of Friendship of Peoples (Belarus).

2007 - gold medal of Yerevan State University (Armenia).

2007 - Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru^[13].

2007 - Order of Friendship (Vietnam)^[14].

2010 - Order of Merit to the Fatherland II degree^[15].

2010 - Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow I degree^[16].

2012 - the Order of Dostyk I degree ("Friendship")^[17].

Order of Friendship (Laos).

Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow II degree (ROC).

Interesting facts

He writes poetry and loves to sing to the guitar.

An avid smoker.

Hobbies

Hobby - rafting.

President of the Rowing Slalom Federation of Russia.

He loves to play football, his favorite team is Spartak Moscow.

Marital status

Married, has a daughter.

• Spouse - Maria Lavrova.
• Daughter - Ekaterina Lavrova.

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