Yuri Ushakov
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Yuri Viktorovich Ushakov (b. Moscow
, 13 March 1947) is a Russia
n career diplomat. He is a graduate of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and was appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States in January 1999.
He was released from his posting by the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev
on 2 June 2008.
He commented on the Beslan school massacre:
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, 13 March 1947) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n career diplomat. He is a graduate of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and was appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States in January 1999.
He was released from his posting by the 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...
on 2 June 2008.
He commented on the Beslan school massacre: