Andrei Polyakov

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Andrei Polyakov
Андрей Владимирович Поляков
Ambassador of Russia to Rwanda
In office
22 May 2013 – 31 October 2017
Preceded byMirgayas Shirinsky [ru]
Succeeded byKaren Chalyan [ru]
Ambassador of Russia to Tunisia
In office
11 April 2006 – 14 January 2011
Preceded byAleksei Podtserob [ru]
Succeeded byAleksandr Shein [ru]
Personal details
Born14 October 1950
USSR
Died3 March 2021(2021-03-03) (aged 70)
Alma materMoscow State Institute of International Relations
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
AwardsOrder of the Badge of Honour
Decoration For Impeccable Service Thirty Years

Andrei Vladimirovich Polyakov (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Поляков; 14 October 1950 – 3 March 2021) was a Soviet and Russian diplomat. He served in various diplomatic roles from 1973 onwards, and served as Ambassador of Russia to Tunisia and to Rwanda.

Career

Polyakov was born on 14 October 1950 in Moscow, then part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union.[1] He studied at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, graduating in 1973, and entered diplomatic service. He undertook further studies later in his career at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, graduating in 1987 as a Candidate of Historical Sciences.[1] His early diplomatic service was divided between positions in the central Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in the embassies of the USSR, and later Russia, in Sudan, Lebanon, and Egypt.[1]

Between 1999 and 2001 Polyakov was Counselor-Minister at the

presented his credentials on 29 June 2006, and remained ambassador until 14 January 2011.[3] During this time he was promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary First Class on 11 March 2009.[4] On 22 May 2013 Polyakov was appointed ambassador of Russia to Rwanda, a post he held until his retirement on 31 October 2017.[1][5][6] He had been promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary towards the end of the assignment, on 10 February 2016.[1] During his time as he helped arranged the visit of Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louise Mushikiwabo, to Russia. This was the first time a Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs had visited the country.[1]

Polyakov died on 3 March 2021.[1] He was married, with two sons. Over his career he had received several awards and honours, including the Order of the Badge of Honour in 1982, and the Decoration For Impeccable Service Thirty Years on 9 February 2011.[1][7] His obituary by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described him as "an experienced and highly professional diplomat who made a great contribution to the development of bilateral relations, the implementation of the course pursued by Russia to strengthen diverse ties with the countries of the Middle East and Africa, a reliable comrade and mentor."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "О кончине А.В.Полякова" (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.04.2006 г. № 356" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 14.01.2011 г. № 42" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11.03.2009 г. № 263" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22.05.2013 г. № 504" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 31.10.2017 г. № 524" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 09.02.2011 г. № 169" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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