Sergey Kislyak
| Sergey Kislyak | |
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Kislyak in December 2016
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| Russian Ambassador to the United States | |
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Assumed office 26 July 2008 |
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| President |
Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Yuri Ushakov |
| Russian Ambassador to Belgium | |
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In office 25 February 1998 – 28 May 2003 |
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| President | Boris Yeltsin |
| Preceded by | Vitaly Churkin |
| Succeeded by | Yury Alekseyevich Glukhov |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak Сергей Иванович Кисляк 7 September 1950 |
| Nationality |
 Russia
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| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Moscow Engineering Physics Institute |
Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak (Russian: Сергей Иванович Кисляк; IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ kʲɪˈslʲak]; born 7 September 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Russia's Ambassador to the United States since 2008 appointed by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Sergey Kislyak graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute in 1973 and the USSR Academy of Foreign Trade in 1977. After that he joined the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1981 to 1985, Kislyak was the Second Secretary at the Permanent Mission of the Soviet Union to the United Nations in The New York City. From 1985 to 1989, Kislyak was the First Secretary, Counsellor at the Embassy of the Soviet Union in Washington, D.C.
From 1989 to 1991, Kislyak was the Deputy Director of the Department of International Organisations at the Soviet Foreign Ministry. From 1991 to 1993, Kislyak was the Deputy Director of the Department of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1993 to 1995, Kislyak was the Director of the Department of International Scientific and Technical Cooperation. From 1995 to 1998, Kislyak was the Director of the Department of Security Affairs and Disarmament at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
In 1998, Kislyak was the Ambassador of Russia to Belgium with a residence in Brussels, and he also served as the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO. From 2003 to 2008, Kislyak served as a Deputy Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kislyak became the Ambassador of Russia to the United States on 26 July 2008, and was appointed by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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