Date of Birth:

May 9, 1951

Education:

Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 1973
Masters English and Chinese languages PH.D. in History

Holds the diplomatic rank
Holds the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, First class.

Family:

Married , has two sons.

Career:

Entered diplomatic service in 1973.
1980-1985	USSR Embassy in China
1991-1995	Embassy of Russia in China
1998-2003	Consul General of Russia in Hong Kong and Macao, China
2003-2009	Deputy Director, Director-General, First Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
October 2009 -	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea