Dmitry Peskov
| Dmitry Peskov | |
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| Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia — Presidential Press Secretary | |
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Assumed office 21 May 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Natalya Timakova |
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Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov 17 October 1967 Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Spouse(s) | Yekaterina Peskova (m. 1994–2012) Tatiana Navka (m. 2015) |
| Alma mater | MSU Institute of Asian and African Studies |
Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov (Russian: Дмитрий Серге́евич Песков; born October 17, 1967) is a Russian diplomat, translator and turcologist. Since 2012, Peskov has been the Press Secretary for the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Peskov speaks fluent German, English and Turkish.
Peskov was born in Moscow, Russia, in 1967. His father, Sergey, headed the Soviet diplomatic mission in Pakistan.
In 1989, Peskov graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at the Moscow State University, specializing in History and Eastern studies. In the same year, Peskov joined the Soviet Foreign Ministry.
In 1990 Peskov was appointed to the Russian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, as an administrative assistant. He subsequently filled the positions of attaché and then third secretary at the embassy. In 1994 he was assigned to work in the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. After two years there he was posted back to Ankara in 1996 with the diplomatic rank of second, and then first secretary at the Russian Embassy.
In 2000, Peskov returned to Russia to work at the press service of the Russian President, serving in a number of positions, including a four-year term as First Deputy Press Secretary of the Russian President, from 2004 to 2008. Peskov has served as Putin’s spokesperson since April 2000.
Dmitry Peskov was named as Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov's Press Secretary on 25 April 2008, putting him in place to lead Vladimir Putin's press operations when he moved to the job of Prime Minister under Dmitry Medvedev's presidency. In May 2012, when Putin again became President, Peskov succeeded Natalya Timakova as the presidential spokesperson.
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