Arkady Ivanovich Morkov (russian: Аркадий Иванович Морков; – ) was a Russian Imperial diplomat, noble (

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), and

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of Russia. Morkov was the member of the Russian Collegium for Foreign Affairs and

Alexander Bezborodko Prince Alexander Andreyevich Bezborodko (russian: Князь Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Безборо́дко; 6 April 1799) was the Grand Chancellor of Russian Empire and chief architect of Catherine the Great's foreign policy aft ...

aide. He later replaced Bezborodko. He served as the ambassador to the Netherlands (1781–83), Sweden (1785–86) and

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(1801–03). In this last capacity, he signed the

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that formally ended Russian involvement in the

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1747 births 1827 deaths Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to France Ambassadors of Russia to Sweden Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to the Netherlands Burials at Lazarevskoe Cemetery (Saint Petersburg) Imperial Moscow University alumni {{Russia-diplomat-stub