Sergei Vershinin
Sergey Vasilyevich Vershinin (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Вершинин) (born 24 July 1954 in Russia) is a Russian politician and diplomat.[1][2] He is the current Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia) in charge of Syrian affairs. He was appointed Deputy Minister on 27 March 2018.[3][4][5]
Sergey Vasilyevich Vershinin | |
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Deputy Minister of Russia for Syria | |
Assumed office 27 March 2018 | |
President | Vladimir Putin |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 July 1954 66) Russia | (age
Education
Vershinin attended Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1976 where he studied International relations. In 1991 he also studied Diplomacy in the same university.
Career
Sergei Vershinin began his career working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) since 1986 where he served in several diplomatic missions abroad. In 1993, he was appointed Counselor-Ambassador of the Russian embassy in the Republic of Tunisia. After serving as counselor ambassador, in 1997 he was appointed Head of the Department of the Middle East and North Africa Foreign Ministry in the Russian Federation.[6][7]
In 31 December 1999 he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia in Algeria. Vershinin has since remained Ambassador of Russia.[8][9]
On 27 March 2018 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Russia in charge of Syrian affairs by President Vladimir Putin.[10][11]
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