Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Russia (2003-2009)
(Member, Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions, United Nations
(2006-2008) He was dealing with
administrative and budgetary questions of the UN. Was responsible
(2003-2006) for issues of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
(CSTO); Since February 2004 up to 2006 he was Plenipotentiary
Representative of Russia to the CSTO, in 2005 – 2006 – Chairman,
Permanent Council at the CSTO).
Permanent Residence
Malaya Bronnaya ul., 44/15 Apt. # 1
123001, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Tel: + 7-495-699 74 05
Employment History
1998-2003 Head, United Nations Liaison
Office, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
(A
political monitoring unit of the United Nations Secretariat
,Department of Peacekeeping Operations, UNHQ, New York)
1997-1998 Ambassador-at-Large, Deputy
Inspector-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation.
1996-1997 Deputy Minister of
Labour and Social Development, Russian Federation.
1992-1996 Deputy Minister of
Labour, Russian Federation.
1992-1992 Deputy Minister of Labour
and Employment, Russian Federation.
1988-1992 Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, USSR/Russian Federation, Moscow.
1983-1988 Senior Counselor, USSR
Mission to UN, New York.
Counselor, Office of Deputy
Foreign Minister of USSR
1969-1974 South Asia
desk,USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow.
1967-1969 and USSR Embassy in
Islamabad, Pakistan.
1974-1979
Concurrent Affiliated Assignments
1996-1998 Professor, Russian Academy
of State Service under the Auspices of the President of the Russian
Federation, Moscow.
1991-1994 Professor, Moscow State
Institute of International
Relations (MGIMO - University).
Special Professional Assignments
International Bodies/Events
Member, Board of Directors,
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna.
1995-1997 Chairman, Coordination
Council of an ILO project, “Development of a Module System of
Training in Russia and CIS Countries.”
1994-1995 Secretary, Russian
National Commission, in charge of preparations for the World Social
Summit on Social Development, Copenhagen (1995).
Member, Delegation of the Russian
Federation to the Summit.
Russian Inter-ministerial Commissions
for External Relations
1993-1997 Member, Inter-ministerial
Commission on the Russian Federation’s participation in
International Bodies of the UN system and OECD.
1993-1997 Member, Inter-ministerial
Commission on Cooperation with the Council of Europe.
1993-1997 Member, Inter-ministerial
Commission on the Russian Federation`s accession to the World Trade
Organization and the Asiatic-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum.
1995-1997 Member, Inter-ministerial
Commission on cooperation in the Barents/Arctic Basin.
1992-1997 Deputy Chairman, Commission
on International Humanitarian/ Technical Aid
Russian Inter-ministerial Commissions
for Bilateral Relations
1993-1997 Chairman, Sub-Commission on
Education and Labour,
Intergovernmental Russian- Chinese
Commission on Cooperation.
1993-1997 Member, Intergovernmental
Russian-Vietnamese Commission
on Cooperation.
1995-1997 Head, Social Welfare
Section, Inter-governmental Russian-Ukrainian Commission on
Cooperation.
1992-1994 Head, Delegation of the
Russian government for talks with Lithuania and other CIS countries
on labour migration.
Russian Inter-ministerial
Commissions/Committees/ Boards for Training of Personnel
1994-1998 Deputy Chairman, Russian
National Training Foundation Board.
1993-1996 Member, State Committee for
Higher Education.
1995-1997 Member, Inter-ministerial
Commission on Sanation of Non- perspective and Non-profitable Mines
and Basins in the Coal Industry of Russia.
1996-1997 Member, Russian-Kazakhstan
Inter-governmental Commission on Baikonur complex.
Membership in International and
National Academic/Professional Bodies
1997-present Fellow, World
Confederation of Productivity Science, Montreal.
1996-present Member, Russian Academy
of Professional Education, Moscow.
1994-present Vice President,
International Informatization Academy, Moscow.
Some Significant Work Experiences
As Head of the UN Liaison Office (UNLO)
Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/
Serbia and Montenegro
* Reporting to the UN Department of
Peacekeeping Operations, responsible for the coordination of UNLO
functions and operations as a political, monitoring and reporting
unit; with a focus on analytical assessments, early warning and
prognosis of crisis situations; releasing daily, weekly monthly and
special reports on key political issues.
* Maintaining close links with the
Union, Serbian and Montenegrin governments, ministries, political
bodies, the Belgrade-based diplomatic corps, other UN missions in the
former Yugoslavia, visiting high-level delegations from UN HQ, other
UN agencies and non-governmental organizations.
* UN Designated Official for security
matters pertaining to UN agencies in Serbia and Montenegro.
Diplomatic Service (1997-1998)
As Ambassador-at- Large, Deputy
Inspector-General, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Inspection of staff management and
professional output of the departments of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, embassies and consular offices abroad by overseas visits.
As Member of the Russian Mission to UN
or Russian Government delegations in New York
-
Engaged in key deliberations,
meetings, special commissions and events of the UN
-
USSR Representative, Fifth
Committee of the UN General Assembly.
-
Member, ACABQ, UN Committee on
Conferences, Committee on Applications for Review of Administrative
Tribunal Judgements.
-
Member, Russian delegation, UN
Population Commission and Preparatory Committee for the Cairo
Population Conference, 1994.
As Head, Consular Affairs
Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, USSR/Russia
* Supervision of 240 diplomatic and
consular and general service staff in the Administration. Supervision
of Russian consular offices abroad; preparation and signing of
multilateral consular agreements and bilateral consular conventions.
As Deputy Minister for Labour and
Social Development, Russian Federation
* General policy formulation,
enactment of legislation and handling issues related to labour and
social affairs, employment and retraining, social security and
compensation, salaries and wages, demographic and population concerns
and target sectors, social analyses and policy and service delivery
for vulnerable groups,
* In charge of major entities under the
auspices of the Ministry, such as the Department of Human Resources
and Professional Training, Institute of Employment, University of
Social Affairs, Russian Centre for Professional Orientation and
Psychological Support, Department of Employment and Demography,
Department of Labour, Migration and Manpower. All of the
aforementioned departments specialized in on-the-job training,
retraining for modernization and skills enhancement for to adapt to
the changing economic market and process of transition.
* In charge of Department of
International Co-operation (extensive network with many international
organizations, including European structures, specialized United
Nations agencies, multilateral and bilateral assistance, special
regional and country projects, negotiations, participation of Russia
in international programmes and surveys of ILO, OECD, UNDP and
others).
(All of the above assignments demanded
intensive and comprehensive knowledge of global (especially Central
and East European) labour trends, models of legislation, labour
practices and intensive exchanges with Western European countries and
Japan).
Publications and Participation in
Conferences
Over 80 publications on international
relations and economic and social policy.
Participated in numerous international
conferences and seminars.
Language Skills
Fluent in English and Russian (native
language), working knowledge of German, French, Serbian-Croatian and
Urdu.
Major Publications
Authored/Co-authored/Edited
* “Continuing Education of Personnel
and Development of Human Resources in the Modern Market Economy”,
Management of Labour and Social Processes, Sytin Fund, Moscow, 1996.
* Report on Russia (co-authored), Human
Resources Development, United Nations Development Programme, New
York, 1995.
* “Russian and World Experience”
(edited) in Policy in the Field of Personnel Education for State
Service: Federal and Regional Aspects. Russian Academy of State
Service, Moscow, 1998.
* Contributions to numerous other
publications, reports of UNLO Belgrade and UN.
* Numerous publications, manuals and
teaching materials for on-the-job training, retraining and continuing
education, development of human resources in modern market economy,
Articles
* Labour Market in Russia and Policy of
the Russian Government, Foreign Affairs, May-June 1993, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Moscow, 1993.
* Aspects of Labour, The Rules of the
Market (Training Manual), Finantsi Print House, Moscow,1993.
* Russian Labour Immigration Policy. A
Series of Articles on Socio-Economic Aspects of Russia, Scheveningen,
1993.
* Programme of the Russian Federation
for On-the-Job Training of Personnel, Ibid.
* Labour Resources and Foreign
Investments, Foreign Affairs, No.1, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Moscow, 1994.
* Foreign Investments and Employment,
Business Contact, May 1995, Moscow.
* Guidelines of State Policy for
Personnel Management, Strategy for Education and Professional
Development of Enhancing Potential of Public Service Cadre in Russia,
(Presentation at the International Conference on Educational Problems
in Russia, November 1996), University of Social Affairs Print House,
Moscow, 1996.
* Sustainable Development and
Problems of the Russian Economy, Foreign Affairs, No.2, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Moscow, 1996.