Ambassador
Yuri V. Ushakov
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the U.S.
Born in Moscow on March 13, 1947
1970 - graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
1970-1986 - held various post in the Soviet Embassy to Denmark, in the Scandinavian Department, in the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR; Department of post-graduate studies of the Diplomatic Academy - presented thesis on the foreign policy of Northern European countries, Ph.D. (History)
1986-1992 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of the USSR/Russian Federation to Denmark
1992-1996- Director, Department of All European Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (in charge of the OSCE, EU, NATO, NACC, WEU, Council of Europe, European regional organizations)
1996-1998 - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Vienna, Austria
1998-1999 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (in charge of the UN, legal, humanitarian affairs, human rights, linguistic services and archives)
Since January 1999 - Ambassador to the United States of America
Yuri V. Ushakov
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the U.S.
Born in Moscow on March 13, 19471970 - graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
1970-1986 - held various post in the Soviet Embassy to Denmark, in the Scandinavian Department, in the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR; Department of post-graduate studies of the Diplomatic Academy - presented thesis on the foreign policy of Northern European countries, Ph.D. (History)
1986-1992 - Deputy Chief of Mission, Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of the USSR/Russian Federation to Denmark
1992-1996- Director, Department of All European Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (in charge of the OSCE, EU, NATO, NACC, WEU, Council of Europe, European regional organizations)
1996-1998 - Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Vienna, Austria
1998-1999 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (in charge of the UN, legal, humanitarian affairs, human rights, linguistic services and archives)
Since January 1999 - Ambassador to the United States of America