Sergei Nikolaevich Martynov ( be, Сяргей Мікалаевіч Мартынаў, russian: Серге́й Николаевич Мартынов; born 22 February 1953) is a Belarusian politician who was

Minister for Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

from 2003 to 2012. Sergei Martynov was born in 1953 in Leninakan (now

Gyumri Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city w ...

), Armenian SSR. 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 ...

, summa cum laude, in 1975. He previously served in diplomatic representation of Belarus in the United States and as the ambassador in Washington, D.C. between 1993 and 1997. Before his appointment as foreign minister, he also served as ambassador to Belgium, the EU and to

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...

between 2001 and 2003. Sergei Martynov was appointed to the post of Foreign Minister of Belarus in March 2003 and dismissed in August 2012. He is fluent in

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

, English, French and Swahili.

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Official biographyPresentation to United Nations by Sergei Martynov
1953 births Living people People from Gyumri Foreign ministers of Belarus Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Belarusian diplomats Members of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Ambassadors of Belarus to the United States Ambassadors of Belarus to Belgium Ambassadors of Belarus to the European Union {{Belarus-politician-stub