Igor Morgulov
Igor Vladimirovich Morgulov (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Моргулов; born May 4, 1961) is a Russian diplomat, who is serving as the Russian Ambassador to China since September 2022.
Igor Morgulov | |
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Игорь Моргулов | |
Morgulov in 2016 | |
| Russian Ambassador to China | |
| Assumed office September 13, 2022 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Prime Minister | Mikhail Mishustin |
| Preceded by | Andrei Denisov |
| Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia | |
| In office December 22, 2011 – September 13, 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Igor Vladimirovich Morgulov 4 May 1961 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Almaty, Kazakhstan)[1] |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Residence(s) | Beijing, China |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Diplomatic career edit
In 1983, he graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University. From 1984, he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Trade of the USSR, including the trade representation of the Soviet Union in China.[1]
From 1989 to 1991, he worked as an assistant-translator and senior assistant at the Chinese sector of the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, he was assigned to the Foreign Ministry of Russia and held various diplomatic positions in the central office in the ministry, and in diplomatic missions in China, Japan and the United States. From 2005 to 2006, he served as the chief advisor to the First Department of Asia of the Russian Foreign Ministry, which carried responsibilities in dealing relations with China, North Korea, South Korea and Mongolia. In 2006, he was appointed as Minister Counselor of the Russian Embassy in China. From 2009 to 2011, he was the director of the First Asian Department of the Foreign Ministry of Russia.[1]
On December 2011, he was appointed as the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and at the same time, worked as chairman of the interdepartmental commission for ensuring the participation of Russia within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. In a 2015 interview with Interfax, he stated that Russia would not hold a dialogue with Japan on the Kuril Islands dispute as it was "settled 70 years ago", but was ready to continue negotiations on a peace treaty between Japan and Russia. In 2018, he was involved in Japan-Russia vice-ministerial level consultations with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeyoshi Mori.[1][2][3][4]
On September 13, 2022, President of Russia Vladimir Putin appointed Morgulov as the Russian Ambassador to China, succeeding Andrei Denisov. On October 31, he presented his credentials to the Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry of China Hong Lei. In an April 2022 interview, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Morgulov stated that the "friendship between Moscow and Beijing was based on overlapping basic interests and that it would not be affected by changes in the external environment."[5][6][7]
Personal life edit
He is married and has two children, and is fluent in English and Chinese.[1]
Awards and honors edit
- Order of Merit to the Fatherland, 4th class (2022)[8]
- Order of Alexander Nevsky (2020)[9]
- Order of Honour (2013)[10]
- Order of Friendship (2015)[1]
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2007)[11]
- Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (2011)[1]
- Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation (2011, 2021)[1]
- Gratitude of the Government of the Russian Federation (2009)[1]
- Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 3rd class (2021)[12]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Моргулов, Игорь Владимирович". TASS Encyclopedia (in Russian). Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ "ロシア外務次官、「日本と北方領土の対話せぬ」 領土問題は「７０年前に解決済み」". The Sankei News (in Japanese). 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ . The Sankei News. 2018-05-08. Archived from the original on 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "日ロ外相を平和条約交渉責任者に 首相訪ロ前に初会合". Nikkei (in Japanese). 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ Zhao, Jia (2022-09-15). "New Russian envoy to China welcomed". China Daily. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "Director-General Hong Lei of the Protocol Department of the Foreign Ministry Accepts the Copy of Credentials from Newly-appointed Ambassador of Russia to China Igor Morgulov". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- ^ "China welcomes Russian envoy Morgulov to Beijing — diplomat". TASS. 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Новый посол в Пекине Моргулов приступил к работе". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10.02.2020 № 102 "О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации"". pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 25 июля 2013 года № 639 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской". President of Russia (in Russian). 2015-07-25. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 09.04.2007 г. № 455". President of Russia (in Russian). 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Патриаршая награда вручена заместителю министра иностранных дел РФ И.В. Моргулову". patriarchia.ru. 2021-08-02. Retrieved November 8, 2022.