Korchagin, Yuri Petrovich

After graduating from high school, he worked as a turner at the Voronezh semiconductor device factory. In 1969 - 1971 served in the Soviet army. In 1977 he graduated from the University of Friendship of Peoples . P. Lumumba , majoring in history. He speaks Spanish and English.

In the diplomatic service since 1977, he worked in various positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and Russia: he was an assistant to the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, chief adviser to the Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, head of department, deputy director of the Latin American Department.

• He worked in the USSR overseas missions in Mexico (1977-1981) and Peru (1986-1991).
• From 1995 to 1999 served as Advisor and Envoy of the Embassy of Russia in Argentina.
• He worked in international organizations in Geneva (1984) and Paris (1985). In 1994, he was a member of the UN Observer Group in the Republic of Mozambique. He participated in various international conferences.
• February 26, 2003 - June 24, 2004 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Colombia ^{[1] [2]} .
• July 13, 2004 - July 7, 2009 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Argentine Republic ^{[3] [4]} .
• July 13, 2004 - December 22, 2008 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Paraguay concurrently ^{[5] [6]} .
• September 1, 2009 - February 20, 2012 - Director of the Latin American Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ^[7]
• February 3, 2014 - Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the World Tourism Organization in Madrid, Kingdom of Spain ^[8] .

Since February 20, 2012 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Spain and Andorra concurrently ^{[9] [10]} . March 21, 2012 Yu. Korchagin was presented with credentials to the Spanish monarch.

Wife - Natalia Korchagina. He has two daughters, Anastasia and Alexandra.

• Badge of Honor For Impeccable Service XXX Years
• Medal For Military Valor. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ” (1970) ^[11]
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator of San Martin ( Argentina )
• National Order of Merit Don Jose Falcon (Paraguay)
• Medal "In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow" (1997)
• Order of Friendship (June 28, 2016) - for a great contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation and many years of conscientious work ^[12]
• Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh III degree ( ROC ) ^[13] .

• Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 2nd class (July 18, 1995) ^[14]
• Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 1st class (July 8, 2004) ^[15]
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (January 24, 2008) ^[16]

• List of ambassadors of the Russian Federation in European countries
• List of Ambassadors of the Russian Federation in the States of America
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR and Russia