Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov (born March 17, 1948 ) is a Russian diplomat and statesman. Candidate of historical sciences . Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2005)
| Alexander Konstantinovich Orlov | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Alexander Avdeev | ||||||
| Successor | Alexey Meshkov | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Alexander Avdeev | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Andrey Vdovin | ||||||
| Successor | Alexander Alekseev | ||||||
| Birth | March 17, 1948 (71 years old) the USSR | ||||||
| Father | Konstantin Petrovich Orlov | ||||||
| Education | MGIMO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR | ||||||
| Academic degree | Candidate of Historical Sciences | ||||||
| Profession | diplomat | ||||||
| Activities | ambassador | ||||||
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Biography
He graduated from MGIMO of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1971 and graduate school of the Institute of the USA and Canada of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1973. He speaks French , Italian and English .
At diplomatic work since 1971. He worked in the central office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR , and missions abroad. According to my own recollections: “In the early 80s, I happened to participate in the Soviet-American talks in Geneva on the limitation and reduction of strategic weapons. These were real universities for me, thanks to which my professional horizons have expanded significantly. He worked under the leadership of the outstanding diplomat Viktor Pavlovich Karpov , who headed our delegation. I am immensely grateful to him for the school he attended ” [1] .
In 1993-1998 - adviser-envoy of the Russian Embassy in France .
In 1998-2001 - Director of the First European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation .
May 31, 2001 was appointed Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg [2] . According to his own recollections: “The work was difficult, but extremely interesting. I had to deal closely with such complex issues as human rights, the development of democracy, and the construction of a rule of law state. I consider one of the most striking episodes of my career as a job at the mission during the first presidency in the history of Russia of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe ” [1] .
On January 3, 2007, he was relieved of his duties as Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg “in connection with his transfer to another job” [3] .
On May 1, 2007, by an Order on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, he was appointed Director of the Department for Relations with the Subjects of the Federation, Parliament and socio-political organizations [4] .
October 14, 2008 appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to France [5] .
December 1, 2008, concurrently appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Principality of Monaco [6] .
On January 26, 2009, the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, received credentials at the Champs Elysees from the new Russian Ambassador to Paris, Alexander Orlov [7] .
On October 23, 2017, he was relieved of his post as ambassador of the Russian Federation to France and to the Principality of Monaco concurrently [8] .
Family
Married (second marriage), has two sons and two daughters.
Rewards
- Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (November 27, 2003) - for active participation in the conduct of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation [9]
- Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (April 3, 2006) - for merits in the implementation of the approval by the Council of Europe of legislative regulation of the activities of public organizations in the Russian Federation [10]
- Order of Friendship (February 28, 2008) - for a great contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation and many years of fruitful diplomatic service [11]
- Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (June 27, 2011) - For the contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation [12]
- Honored Worker of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation (March 23, 2015) - for his great contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation and many years of conscientious work [13]
- Officer of the Order of St. Charles ( Monaco , December 17, 2015) [14] .
- Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh, III degree (January 19, 2016) [15] .
Diplomatic Rank
- Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 2nd class (April 24, 1993) [16]
- Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 1st class (September 18, 1996) [17]
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (July 20, 2005) [18] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Russian Ambassador to France Alexander Orlov: Visa issuance procedure has been simplified - Russian newspaper
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 31, 2001 No. 623 “On the appointment of A. K. Orlov as Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, French Republic” (unavailable link)
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated January 3, 2007 No. 1 “On Orlov A.K.”
- ↑ Russian Foreign Ministry | 01/05/2007 | ORLOV ALEXANDER KONSTANTINOVICH Appointed Director of the Department for Relations with the Subjects of the Federation, Parliament and General
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 14, 2008 No. 1472 “On the appointment of A. Orlov as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the French Republic” (unavailable link)
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 1, 2008 No. 1664 “On the appointment of A. Orlov as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Principality of Monaco concurrently” (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Russia - France - MGIMO
- ↑ Former Deputy Foreign Minister Meshkov appointed Russian Ambassador to France and Monaco - Politics - TASS
- ↑ Order of the President of the Russian Federation of November 27, 2003 No. 560-rp “On the Promotion of A. K. Orlov” (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Order of the President of the Russian Federation of April 3, 2006 No. 152-rp “On Promotion”
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of February 28, 2008 No. 263 “On awarding the Order of Friendship by A. K. Orlov” (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Order of the President of the Russian Federation of June 27, 2011 No. 426-rp “On Promotion”
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of March 23, 2015 No. 151 “On Awarding with State Prizes of the Russian Federation”
- ↑ Ordonnance Souveraine n ° 5.659 du 17 décembre 2015 portant nominations et promotions dans l'Ordre de Saint-Charles
- ↑ Consecration of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Nice
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 24, 1993 No. 556 “On the assignment to Orlov A. K. of the diplomatic rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 2nd class”
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 18, 1996 No. 1365 “On the assignment of diplomatic ranks”
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of July 20, 2005 No. 829 “On the assignment to A. Orlov of the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary”