Vershinin Sergei Vasilyevich

Vershinin Sergei Vasilyevich

Biography

Born July 24, 1954

1976

MGIMO Russian Foreign Ministry

In 1976 he graduated from MGIMO of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Russian Foreign Ministry

In the Foreign Ministry system since 1976, he held various positions in the central office and foreign agencies in Morocco (1976-1981), Algeria (1984-1991).

In 1993-1997 - Advisor-Envoy of the Russian Embassy in Tunisia.

In 1999-2003 - Russian Ambassador to Algeria.

Since 2004, Deputy Director of the Department of the Middle East and North Africa (DBVSA).

Since 2005 - Director of DBVSA.

Since 2011, at the same time, the Special Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Middle East Settlement.

Since 2011 - Member of the Board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

Since March 27, 2018 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

1991: Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

In 1991 he graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

2026: Dismissal of the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation and appointment as Russian Ambassador to Turkey

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin dismissed cyber security MFA Russia Sergei Vershinin, who was in charge of issues, due to the transition to another job. Vershinin was appointed Ambassador of Russia to. Turkey The corresponding decree in February 2026 is posted on the website of the official publication of legal acts. The decree comes into force from the date of signing.^[1]

Awards

He was awarded state and departmental awards.

Additional information

As of September 2019, he has the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

He speaks Arabic, French and English.