Aleksandr Aksenenok

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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation.

RIAC member, RIAC vice-president.

Graduated from MGIMO University.  

Holds a Ph.D. in Law. Speaks Arabic, English and French fluently.  

Has served in the diplomatic service since 1963. Mr. Aksenenok worked in embassies of the USSR in Libya, Egypt, Iraq, Yemen and Syria. 

1988–1990: Main Advisor, Deputy Chief and Head of the Directorate for Planning Foreign Policy Measures at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR

1991–1995: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR, and then the Russian Federation, to Algeria.

1995–1996: Chief Advisor of the First European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

1996–1998: Ambassador at Large for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

1998–2002: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Slovakia.

Mr. Aksenenok is currently Managing Director of Vnesheconombank and a member of the Expert Council of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs.

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6431
24 August 2020
Aleksandr Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

Rebuilding Syria: Is ‘Selective Cooperation’ Between Russia and the EU Possible?
3566
3 July 2020
Aleksandr Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

Economic Reconstruction in Syria – a case for selective engagement between the EU and Russia?
22557
17 April 2020
Aleksandr Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

War, the Economy and Politics in Syria: Broken Links
4221
14 October 2019
Aleksandr Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

Per Aspera ad Pax
5824
11 July 2019
Aleksandr Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

The Syrian Crisis: A Thorny Path from War to Peace
7617
30 October 2018
Aleksandr Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

Syrian Opposition in Moscow: Keeping the Political Settlement Train on the Right Track
4442
11 January 2018
Aleksandr Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

Comment of the Year: The Middle East – Syria
3045
8 December 2017
Aleksandr Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

There's absolutely no logic in Trump's decision on Jerusalem
11276
23 June 2017
Aleksandr Aksenenok

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice-president

Qatar Crisis is 'the First Real Failure' of US Policy in Middle East

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