Yuri Viktorovich Ushakov (russian: Юрий Викторович Ушаков; born 13 March 1947) is a
Russian
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and former
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diplomat who served as the
Ambassador of Russia to the United States
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from 1998 until 2008. Since 2012, he has been an advisor to the
President of Russia
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on foreign policy issues.
Ushakov is a graduate of
(MGIMO) and was the Russian Ambassador to the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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(OSCE) from 1996 to 1998.
He was appointed
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States in December 1998, until
president
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Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...
replaced him with
Sergey Kislyak
Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak ( rus, Серге́й Ива́нович Кисля́к, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ kʲɪˈslʲak; born 7 September 1950) is a Russian senior diplomat and politician. Since September 2017, he has represented Mord ...
on 31 May 2008. From June 2008 to May 2012 Ushakov was Deputy Chief of the Government Staff of the Russian Federation. Since May 2012 he has been Aide to the President of the Russian Federation responsible for international affairs in the
Presidential Administration
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United States
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.
He commented on the
Beslan school massacre
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in North Ossetia-Alania, Russia:
References
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1947 births
Living people
1st class Active State Councillors of the Russian Federation
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russian Federation)
Diplomats from Moscow
Ambassadors of Russia to the United States
Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni
Permanent Representatives of Russia to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe