AMBASSADOR OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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YAKOVENKO Alexander Vladimirovich

Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko arrived in London to assume his duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Court of St.James’s on 29th January 2011. Before his appointment, Dr. Yakovenko served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in charge of multilateral diplomacy (UN, UNESCO and other international organizations, economic and humanitarian co-operation, human rights, environmental co-operation, climate change, education, culture and sports).

Having graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Alexander V.Yakovenko, Doctor of Law and Professor, began his diplomatic career in 1976 and has since then occupied various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, including the Department of International Organizations, the Permanent Mission of the USSR to the United Nations in New York, the Foreign Policy Planning Department, the Department of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation, the Department of Security and Disarmament, the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to International Organizations in Vienna, and the Information and Press Department.

Dr. Yakovenko participated in numerous sessions of the UN Security Council and General Assembly, the UNESCO General Conference, various OSCE forums, negotiations on conventional armed forces in Europe and confidence building measures, the IAEA Board of Governors meetings, the Russian-American Joint Commission on Economic and Technological Cooperation, and the G8 expert meetings.

He was also the head of the Russian delegation at the International Space Station negotiations (1993-1998).

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Professional:

2005-2011 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

2000-2005 – Spokesman of MFA of Russia, Director of the Information and Press Department, MFA.

1997-2000 - Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to International Organizations in Vienna.

1995-1997 - Deputy Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament, MFA, Russian representative at the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) Governing Board (Moscow).

1993-1995 - Deputy Director of the Department of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation, MFA.

1976-1993 held various diplomatic positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Academic:

Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (Moscow)

Corresponding member of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (Kazan, Russia)

Member of the Space Council, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow)

Member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA, Paris)

Member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL, Paris)

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Publications:

Author of several books and a manual on international law. More than 150 publications on international relations and Russian foreign policy, science, education and cultural issues.

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Date of birth: 21 October 1954
Place of birth: Gomel, USSR
Family: Married. Has a daughter
Languages: Russian, English, French

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COMMENTS

Comments: 6

17.04.2012 07:18 - Robert Miller SLJ, LL.B

Your Excellency As a lawyer who has proctised in 9 countries in Asia with Governments, it seemsexxtraordinary that Mr Boot, "Meerchant of Death" kidnapped Russian Citizen, acquitted of Several charges in Thailand should be tried on conspiracy charges, always easy to "prove" But that my Prime Minister, David Cameron, should within days, mount a full scale Arms Dealing exercise with 30 corrupt British Arms Traders throughout Asia is unbelievable and highly inflammatory in a relativel calm region. Russia has a stake in the region with her Easter Ports and wider goal of peace. Cameron's behaviour is corrupt, but much worse likely to create internecine and inter-nation horror. You will note from his Biography in Wikipedia that his Great, Great Granfather, a German -Jewish financier, with Rothschilds, financed the Russo-Japanese war in those days. The young Cameron could do much worse, and is the real, state-sanctioned Merchant Leader of Death. Respectfully Yours Robert Miller

02.04.2012 08:45 - Carlos Cortiglia

Выборы Мэра Лондона изобличают фальшивую демократию в Соединённом Королевстве. Британские политики критиковали недавние выборы Президента России как "недемократичные". Они утверждали, что кандидаты от оппозиции были лишены справедливого освещения в СМИ и участия в дебатах, что им не давали возможности быть услышанными избирателями. Здесь, выборы Мэра Лондона - ближайший аналог президентской гонки. В этом соревновании СМИ скорее сфокусированы на личностях, чем на партиях. В Лондоне Британская Национальная Партия выдвинула на пост Мэра Карлоса Кортилию. Важная часть избирательной кампании - это различные встречи, на которых кандидаты смогут огласить свои манифесты и ответить на вопросы. Эти встречи привлекают внимание радиостанций, телеканалов и газет. И, тем не менее, эти встречи "сужены" лишь до трёх-четырёх кандидатов (из семи)! Например, столичная газета "Лондонский Ивнинг Стэндарт" организовала предвыборные встречи к среде, 11-му апреля, которые включат лишь Либерал-Лейбористско-Консевативных кандидатов и "видимость" альтернативы - Зелёных. Любопытно, что они "назначили" именно их основными кандидатами ещё до какого-либо подсчёта голосов. Ясно, что основные партии хотят контролировать ситуацию путём лишения оппозиции "кислорода" гласности, используя ту самую практику, которую ложно приписывают России и другим странам! Британская Национальная Партия возражает этому "исключению" (нашего кандидата и любых других) как недемократичному, и считает претензии на якобы высокую "моральность" демократии и выборов издевательством британского истеблишмента. Мы будем призывать организаторов предвыборных встреч приглашать наших кандидатов (и любых других) в силу нашего желания обсуждать насущные проблемы, стоящие сегодня перед Лондоном. Если, несмотря на это, нас продолжат игнорировать, Британская Национальная Партия будет организовывать протесты у этих мест встреч, чтобы указать на лицемерие приглашённых на них немногих "любимчиков". Мы не допустим цензуры и исключения из дебатов. Как сказал Карлос Кортилия: - "Я приду незваным гостем на встречи, из которых несправедливо "исключают" меня и других кандидатов на пост Мэра. Я буду протестовать снаружи. Верю, что эти попытки мошенничества на выборах будут оспорены и преданы огласке. Избиратели должны услышать все стороны."

27.03.2012 22:09 - libya sold

hi dear sir i am as a libyan is happy to see presdent poten succed in the elections dear sir this for your information that the new goverment in libya today the 27th of march is bombing they city killing all moving human beings from kids , women , youths and old pepole . the nato had accused my master muammer qadafy of ,killing his own pepole and as you know he was not . i ask your excellency to look at what is going on and forward this sad news to the forigen minister .please try and safe our pepole as you did in syria . god pless you and pless the presedent Mr Poten than,k you

10.03.2012 07:37 - Nader Karimi

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Russian people and the Russian establishment, for selecting Mr Putin as your president and leader. I also would like to extend my congratulations to Mr Putin and wish him well. Long live Russia and may it continue to grow as an economy and a world power to be reckond with.

06.03.2012 10:54 - Adam Advisor

Dear Mr. Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko, This is to extend my best wishes to Mr. Putin for his win in the Russian presidential elections, and to wish him all the best in his term. I believe Russia under Mr. Putin’s leadership will restore the balance in the international relationships and ensure the end of a unilateral world influenced by America and the NATO. Again, my best wishes and sincere feelings to Mr. Putin, and hope Russia will always remain in the forefront of international politics influencing the greater good of all humanity. Best regards Adam Advisor

05.03.2012 22:14 - Peter Herbert

Your country , your new President and your whole people stand condemned in the eyes of all decent people. You are the people that have given a licence to kill to the government of Syria to murder its own people at will. You and your country stand as the most detested, vile and heartless nation in the world. You and your country stood by and refused to either condemn or to take action through the United Nations when you had the chance. You and your country are the final vomitus of a Stalinist state that permits murder and torture to take place whiloe stand by and laugh. You and your vile country deserve and will obtain the derision and hatred of the whole world. You and your country knew what would happen in Syria. It is the same disgusting policy that you have pursued for nearly a hundered years. The treachery with which you and your country have condemned decent democracy-seeking people in Syria and elsewhere in the world is plain for all to see. You disgust me. You shame me. You shame yourselves.