Andrey Tatarinov
Andrey Alexeyevich Tatarinov (Russian: Андре́й Алексе́евич Тата́ринов; born 1 January 1951)[1] is a Russian career diplomat and ambassador who since 20 September 2003 holds the diplomatic rank Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the First Class.[2][3]
Tatarinov entered the Department of Vietnamese Linguistics at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1968 and graduated in 1973,[4] after which he entered the diplomatic corps of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, serving in numerous posts abroad and in the central offices of the Ministry.[1]
His first posting saw him taking up a position at the Soviet embassy in Vietnam, where he was posted from 1973 to 1977. He returned to Moscow and worked in the Department of Vietnam Affairs in the Soviet Foreign Ministry, until 1982 when he was again posted to Hanoi as First Secretary at the Soviet embassy, and stayed in Hanoi until 1988.[4] In 1992, Tatarinov was appointed as Minister-Counsellor at the Russian embassy to Thailand, and held this position until 1997, when he was transferred back to Moscow and became Deputy-Director of the Personnel Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]
Tatarinov's first ambassadorial appointment came on 9 April 2001 when he was appointed by then-President of Russia Vladimir Putin as Russia's ambassador to Vietnam,[5] a post he held from May 2001 until early 2004.[1][4] On 8 March 2005, he was awarded the Medal of Friendship by the government of Vietnam in recognition of his contribution to Russia–Vietnam relations.[6]
From January 2004 to December 2007, he was Deputy Director of the Department of ASEAN Member States and Common Asian Problems at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and from 2004 he was also the Special Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia on ASEAN Member States and South Pacific Countries, a position he holds to the current day.[1]
On 11 September 2008, President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Tatarinov as Ambassador of Russia to New Zealand, with concurrent accreditation to Samoa, and extended his accreditation to Tonga on 26 September 2008.[7][8][9] He presented his credentials to Anand Satyanand, the Governor-General of New Zealand, on 12 November 2008,[10] and to Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi, the O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa on 5 February 2009.[11]
Tatarinov speaks Russian, English, French and Vietnamese.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Татаринов Андрей Алексеевич (in Russian). viperson.ru. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №1075 от 20.09.2003 «О присвоении дипломатических рангов». (President of the Russian Federation. Ukaz #1075 of 20.09.2003 On the assignment of diplomatic ranks. ).
- ^ Дипломаты в ранге Чрезвычайного и Полномочного Посланника 1-го класса (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Hang, Huong (October 2004). "Foreigners' love for Vietnam "I love Vietnam so much!"". Vietnam Pictorial. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №404 от 09.04.2001 «О назначении Татаринова А.А. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Социалистической Республике Вьетнам». (President of the Russian Federation. Ukaz #404 of 09.04.2001 On A.A. Tatarinov's Appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. ).
- ^ "Former Russian Ambassador to Viet Nam honoured". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 8 March 2005. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №1347 от 11.09.2008 «О назначении Татаринова А.А. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Новой Зеландии». (President of the Russian Federation. Ukaz #1347 of 11.09.2008 On A.A. Tatarinov's appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to New Zealand. ).
- ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №1348 от 11.09.2008 «О назначении Татаринова А.А. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Независимом Государстве Самоа по совместительству». (President of the Russian Federation. Ukaz #1348 of 11.09.2008 On A.A. Tatarinov's concurrent appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Independent State of Samoa. ).
- ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №1403 от 26.09.2008 «О назначении Татаринова А.А. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Королевстве Тонга по совместительству». (President of the Russian Federation. Ukaz #1403 of 26.09.2008 On A.A. Tatarinov's concurrent appointment as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Tonga. ).
- ^ "Envoys from Russia, Uruguay, Seychelles and Egypt present credentials". Governor-General of New Zealand. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Ilalio, Marieta Heidi (6 February 2009). "Russian Ambassador to Samoa welcomed". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
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