Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimenko; russian: Александр Михайлович Герасименко (15 January 1946 – 2 August 2017) was a Belarusian politician and

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. He served as the mayor of Minsk, the nation's capital, from 1991 until 1995. (The office of mayor is also known as the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee). Gerasimenko was later appointed chairman of the Council of the Elders. Additionally, Gerasimenko served as the Ambassador of Belarus to Bulgaria and Greece (1995–2000), as well as

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

. On 4 September 1994 Gerasimenko held a joint opening ceremony for the Minsk International Educational Centre (IBB Minsk) together with Herbert Schnoor, the State-Minister of

Northern Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabi ...

. Gerasimenko joined the

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in 1995 after completed his term as Mayor of Minsk. He served as the concurrent Ambassador of Belarus to both Bulgaria and Greece from 1995 to 2000, after which he also served as the Deputy Foreign Minister from 11 September 2000. He was later appointed Ambassador to Latvia, a post he held from 13 April 2006 until 10 October 2013. Gerasimenko was born on 15 January 1946. He died on 2 August 2017, at the age of 71. His funeral was held at the House of Writers in Minsk on 3 August.

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1946 births 2017 deaths Mayors of Minsk Diplomats from Minsk Ambassadors of Belarus to Bulgaria Ambassadors of Belarus to Greece Ambassadors of Belarus to Latvia {{Belarus-politician-stub