Grigoriev, Semyon Vyacheslavovich

Born in 1960 in Moscow .

In 1983 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and was appointed to the diplomatic service at the USSR Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in the same year.

From 1987 to 1990 he worked as a senior assistant, attache of the department / administration of the countries of the Middle East of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs ^[1] .

From 1990 to 1997, he worked as the third (later - second and first) secretary at the embassy of the USSR / Russia in Iran .

From 1997 to 2000, he was an adviser, head of the Iranian department in the Third Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry .

From 2000 to 2001, he served as political adviser to the OSCE Mission in Tajikistan .

In 2001, he passed the United Nations Peacebuilding and Preventive Diplomacy Program .

From 2001 to 2003, he was appointed adviser (later - head) of the Iranian department in the Third Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

From 2003 to 2006, he was Deputy Director of the Fourth Department of the CIS Countries of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (he was in charge of Russian-Georgian relations).

From 2006 to 2008, he worked as an adviser-envoy to the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan.

From February to December 2008 - Deputy Director of the Fourth Department of the CIS Ministry of Foreign Affairs (issues of Abkhazia and South Ossetia ).

From October 25, 2008 to March 30, 2018 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Abkhazia ^{[2] [3]} .

Since August 1, 2018 - Director of the Department for Relations with the Subjects of the Federation, the Parliament and public associations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Honorary Professor of Abkhaz State University (November 01, 2012).

He speaks Persian , English, Pashto and Giving languages.

• Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 2nd class ( March 14, 2006 ) ^[4] .
• Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the 1st class ( September 13, 2010 ) ^[5] .
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (February 8, 2019) ^[6] .

• Order of Friendship ( November 26, 2011 ) - for a great contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation and many years of conscientious work ^[7] .
• The distinction “For perfect service” of XXX years ( April 5, 2017 ) is for his contribution to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation and many years of conscientious work ^[8] .
• Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation ( February 6, 2009 ) - for services to the implementation of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation and many years of impeccable diplomatic service ^[9] .
• Order of Honor and Glory, 1st Degree (Abkhazia, March 20, 2018) - for his great personal contribution to the development of interstate relations between the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation, strengthening peace and security
• The Order of Honor and Glory, II degree (Abkhazia, June 24, 2010 ) - for great achievements in strengthening the friendship of the peoples of Russia and Abkhazia ^[10]
• Certificate of Honor of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation (January 19, 2010) - for providing assistance in organizing and conducting election campaigns (Resolution of the CEC of Russia dated 19.01.2010 No. 188 / 1325-5)
• Medal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia "For Merits" (May 15, 2013) ^[11]
• Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation
• other awards

Married, has a son.

• Embassy of Russia in Sukhum
• Russian-Abkhaz relations
• Embassy of Abkhazia in Moscow

• Grigoriev, Semyon - an article in the Lentapedia . year 2012.
• Biography on the website of the Embassy of Russia in Abkhazia
• Russian Ambassador to Abkhazia Semyon Grigoriev started work on the territory of the republic