Born March 21, 1950 in Moscow.
1972, graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).
1972-1976, Served at the Soviet Embassy in Sri Lanka.
1976-1981, Served in the Department of International Economic Organizations of the Foreigne Ministry of the Soviet Union.
1981-1988, First Secretary Counselor and Senior Counselor at the permanent mission to the United Nations.
1988-1990, deputy head of the Department of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1990-1992, director of the Department of International Organizations and Global Issues of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1992-1994, deputy foreign minister of the Russian Federation.
1994-2004, permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations.
Another of the Old Moscovites he can not easily be specifically placed among any particular group. He is widely seen as a pair of safe hands to make sure that foreign policy does not from the domestic agenda.
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