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Vladimir Lipayev

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Vladimir Lipayev
Владимир Липаев
Ambassador of Russia to Estonia
In office
14 December 2021 – 31 March 2023
Preceded byAleksandr Petrov
Personal details
Born
Vladimir Georgyevich Lipayev

(1959-02-06) 6 February 1959 (age 65)
Soviet Union

Vladimir Georgyevich Lipayev (Russian: Владимир Георгиевич Липаев; born on 6 February 1959), is a Russian diplomat who had served as the ambassador to Estonia from 2021 to 2023.

Biography

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Lipayev was born on 6 February 1959.

He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1981. He has been in diplomatic work since 1981. He can speaks German, English and French.

From 1997 to 2001, he was an adviser at the Russian Embassy in Norway.

From 2004 to 2007, he was deputy director of the personnel department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

From 2007 to 2011, he was Consul General of Russia in Frankfurt am Main in Germany.

From 2011 to 2021, he was deputy director of the personnel department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

On 14 December 2021, Lipayev became the ambassador to Estonia.[1]

On 23 January 2023, Lipayev's expulsion from Estonia until February 7 was announced in response to Russia's expulsion of the Estonian ambassador to Russia, Margus Laidre.[2]

On 31 March, Lipayev left office as ambassador.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 14.12.2021 г. № 711". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. ^ "Эстония высылает российского посла". Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 31.03.2023 г. № 223". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-10.