Sergei Martynov (politician)
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Sergei Nikolaevich Martynov is the current Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus
appointed in March 2003. He was born on February 22, 1953 in Gyumri
, Armenian SSR
.
Martynov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, summa cum laude, in 1975. He previously served in diplomatic representation of Belarus in the USA and as the ambassador in Washington, D.C. between 1993 and 1997. He also served as an ambassador to Belgium
, EU and NATO between 2001 and 2003 before he was appointed foreign minister.
He is fluent in Russian
, English
, French
and Swahili
languages.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
appointed in March 2003. He was born on February 22, 1953 in Gyumri
Gyumri
Gyumri is the capital and largest city of the Shirak Province in northwest Armenia. It is located about 120 km from the capital Yerevan, and, with a population of 168,918 , is the second-largest city in Armenia.The name of the city has been changed many times in history...
, Armenian SSR
Armenian SSR
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.
Martynov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, summa cum laude, in 1975. He previously served in diplomatic representation of Belarus in the USA and as the ambassador in Washington, D.C. between 1993 and 1997. He also served as an ambassador to Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, EU and NATO between 2001 and 2003 before he was appointed foreign minister.
He is fluent in Russian
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...
, 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...
and Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
languages.