Member of the Advisory Board of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. He is also a Professor and Head of the department of diplomacy of MGIMO since 2014 and Chief Editor of the magazine “The USA and Canada – economy, policy, culture”, published by the Institute for the US and Canadian Studies, in Moscow. He served as Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006-2010). He was also Ambassador of Russia to Norway (2004-2006), Japan (1996-2003) and the Republic of Korea (1992-1993). From 1994 to 1996, he served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. He was a Professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (1971-1977). He holds a PhD in Political Sciences.
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