Sergei Ryabkov
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Sergei Ryabkov | |
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 15 August 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Mikhail Mishustin |
Minister | Sergei Lavrov |
Personal details | |
Born | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 8 July 1960
Children | 2 |
Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Рябков) (born 8 July 1960) is a Russian politician, currently serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation since 2008.[1]
Early life and education[]
Ryabkov was born in Moscow in 1960. At age 22, in 1982, he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Upon graduation, he immediately joined the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Political career[]
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In 1995, he worked in the Foreign Ministry's Department of European Co-operation. In 2002, he worked as a counselor at the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC. In 2006, he returned to Moscow and was appointed head of his former department (the Department of European Co-operation). He was designated Deputy Foreign Minister in 2008.
On 28 December 2021, U.S. and Russia announced bilateral talks would take place in Geneva on 10 January 2022, to discuss concerns about their respective military activity and to confront rising tensions over Ukraine.[2] The talks were led by Ryabkov and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman.[3] Ryabkov said Russia has "no intention of attacking, staging an offensive on or invading Ukraine."[4] Asked about the possibility of Russian military deployment to Cuba or Venezuela, Ryabkov said "it all depends on the actions by our US counterparts".[5]
Personal life[]
Ryabkov speaks English fluently and frequently gives interviews to English-speaking media organizations. Ryabkov, for example, has been featured on the channel RT several times.[quantify] He often speaks for the Foreign Ministry in commenting on nuclear and other disarmament negotiations, specifically such things as the New START treaty.
He is married and has two children.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Hunnicutt, Trevor; Osborn, Andrew (2021-12-28). "U.S., Russia set for Jan 10 security talks amid Ukraine tensions". Reuters.
- ^ "Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov". U.S. Department of State. 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Joe Biden thinks Russia will attack Ukraine – but will face a 'stiff price'". The Guardian. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Russia's talk of troops in Latin America called 'bluster'". Associated Press. 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Ryabkov Sergey Alexeevich". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
External links[]
- "Spotlight: Russia-US: Setting a new agenda" published on April 1, 2009 RT (TV network) YouTube
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Russian diplomats
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni