Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko
Encyclopedia
Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko is Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. He is in charge of multilateral diplomacy (UN, UNESCO and other international organizations, economic and humanitarian cooperation, human rights, environmental cooperation, climate change, education, culture and sport issues). Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1976. Holds a Doctor of Law. Has the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Dr. Yakovenko speaks Russian
, English
and French
.
On 27 January 2011, Yakovenko was appointed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
to the post of Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom, replacing Yury Fedotov.
Professional=
Since 2005 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
2000–2005 - Spokesman, 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 - various posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and abroad
2000–2009 - UN General Assembly sessions (New York)
2000–2009 - UN Security Council meetings (New York)
2005–2009 - Head of the Russian delegation at the ECOSOC sessions (Geneva, New-York)
2006-2009 - Head of the Russian delegation at the UNECE Session (Geneva)
2006–2009 - Head of the Russian delegation at the Human Rights Council sessions (Geneva)
2008–2009 - Head of the Russian delegation at the Alliance of Civilizations annual forum (Madrid, Istanbul)
2008– - Head of the Russian delegation at the Special Session of the FAO Conference (Rome)
2008 - Head of the Russian delegation at the UNEP Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (Monaco)
2007 - Head of the Russian delegation at the UNESCO General Conference (Paris)
2007 - Vice-President of the UNIDO General Conference (Vienna), Head of the Russian delegation
2006–2007 - Head of the Russian delegation at the UNESCAP Session (Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan; Busan, Republic of Korea)
2006 - Russian Representative at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit (Havana)
2006 - Head of the Russian delegation at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (Paris)
- Member of the Space Council, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow)
- Member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL, Paris)
- Member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA, Paris)
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Career
Dr. Alexander V.Yakovenko began his diplomatic career in 1976 and has 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. 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. Headed the Russian delegation at the International Space Station negotiations (1993–1998).On 27 January 2011, Yakovenko was appointed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the third President of the Russian Federation.Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint...
to the post of Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom, replacing Yury Fedotov.
Professional=
Since 2005 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
2000–2005 - Spokesman, 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 - various posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and abroad
Recent participation in the international forums
2009– - Vice-President of the Durban Review Conference (Geneva), Head of the Russian delegation2000–2009 - UN General Assembly sessions (New York)
2000–2009 - UN Security Council meetings (New York)
2005–2009 - Head of the Russian delegation at the ECOSOC sessions (Geneva, New-York)
2006-2009 - Head of the Russian delegation at the UNECE Session (Geneva)
2006–2009 - Head of the Russian delegation at the Human Rights Council sessions (Geneva)
2008–2009 - Head of the Russian delegation at the Alliance of Civilizations annual forum (Madrid, Istanbul)
2008– - Head of the Russian delegation at the Special Session of the FAO Conference (Rome)
2008 - Head of the Russian delegation at the UNEP Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (Monaco)
2007 - Head of the Russian delegation at the UNESCO General Conference (Paris)
2007 - Vice-President of the UNIDO General Conference (Vienna), Head of the Russian delegation
2006–2007 - Head of the Russian delegation at the UNESCAP Session (Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan; Busan, Republic of Korea)
2006 - Russian Representative at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit (Havana)
2006 - Head of the Russian delegation at the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (Paris)
Academic
- Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (Moscow)- Member of the Space Council, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow)
- Member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL, Paris)
- Member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA, Paris)