Alexander Ivanovich Bedritsky (in Russian: Александр Иванович Бедрицкий) was the former president of the

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, a position he had held from 2003 to 2011. In 2009 he was appointed as President Dmitry Medvedev's advisor on climate change. In the past, he was the Director of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring – The Roshydromet (1993–2009). He was given the 2014

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. Since 25 January 2010 he is the special envoy of the

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for climate affairs.

Honours and awards

Order For Merit to the Fatherland Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

4th class * Order of Courage *

Medal "For Labour Valour" The Medal "For Labour Valour" (russian: Медаль «За трудовую доблесть») was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour dedicated and valorous labour or ...

Medal "Veteran of Labour" The Medal "Veteran of Labour" (russian: медаль «Ветеран труда») was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union established on January 18, 1974 by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to honour workers ...

References

External links

Berditsky on the Kremlin site
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