Yury Ushakov

Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation.

Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Holds a Ph.D. degree in History.

Served at the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was posted on a number of overseas diplomatic missions. Director of the Department of Pan-European cooperation; worked at the Soviet embassy in Denmark; Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation in the OSCE; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USA; Permanent Observer at the Organization of American States; Deputy Head of the Governmental Apparatus of the Russian Federation.

Since May 2012, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation in charge of foreign policy.

Recipient of state awards and honorific titles.