Official Biography
Ambassador Sergey I. KISLYAK
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the U.S.
- Born in 1950.
- Graduated from Moscow Engineering Physics Institute in 1973, as well as from USSR Academy of Foreign Trade in 1977.
- Employee of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation since 1977.
- 1981-1985 – Second Secretary of the Permanent Mission of the USSR to the UN in New York.
- 1985-1989 – First Secretary, Counselor of the Embassy of the USSR to the U.S.
- 1989-1991 – Deputy Director of the Department of International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR.
- 1991-1993 – Deputy Director of the Department of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation of the Foreign Ministry of the USSR/Russia.
- 1993-1995 – Director of the Department of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation of the Foreign Ministry of Russia.
- 1995-1998 – Director of the Department of Security Affairs and Disarmament of the Foreign Ministry of Russia.
- 1998-2003 – Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Belgium and, simultaneously, Permanent Representative of Russia to NATO in Brussels, Belgium
- 2003-2008 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- Holds a diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
- Speaks English and French.
- Married, with one adult daughter.
- Met with now U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions twice during Trump 2016 campaign.
