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

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, serving from 2012 to 2018.

Biography

Born in the family of Viktor Grushko (1930–2001) — a Soviet spy, former First Deputy Chairman of the

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. In 1977 he graduated from the

Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (russian: Московский государственный институт международных отношений (МГИМО), also known as MGIMO University) is an institute of ...

. 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

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. From 1996 to 2000 he was head of the Russian delegation for military security and arms control in

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. 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. From 23 October 2012 to 22 January 2018 he was Permanent Representative of Russia to

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. On 22 January 2018, he was re-appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

Personal life

Alexander Grushko is married, has a son and a daughter. Since 2004 he has the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Grushko speaks

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and

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Honors and awards

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Медаль ордена «За заслуги перед Отечеством») was established on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree No.442. Its award criteria were modified on 6 ...

, 2nd class (1996); *

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(2000); * Gratitude to the Central Election Commission (2008); * Order of Honour (2012); * Presidential Certificate of Honour (2015).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grushko, Alexander 1955 births Living people Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Soviet diplomats Russian diplomats Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russian Federation) 21st-century Russian politicians Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)