Sergey Lavrov

Sergei Lavrov is a diplomat, former Russian representative to the UN and foreign minister, one of the most popular members of the government. An intellectual with an original sense of humor, who appears at official events in jeans, at press conferences, albeit by accident, using profanity. By actions proving that nothing human is alien to him, the politician secured the sympathy of his compatriots.

Sergey Viktorovich was born on March 21, 1950 in Moscow. Father is a Tbilisi Armenian who, according to a number of sources, bore the surname Kalantaryan, or Kalantarov. However, the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry says that the diplomat is Russian by nationality.

Parents worked in foreign trade. This fact probably influenced the further biography of Lavrov, who had heard enough of fascinating stories about travels across countries and continents.

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The future foreign minister graduated from the Korolenko specialized school with in-depth study of the English language with a silver medal and submitted documents to MGIMO and MEPhI. In the first, the entrance exams began earlier, and the young man fulfilled his parents' dream by becoming a student of the oriental faculty.

In his youth, Sergei, however, as now, was the soul of the company, composed songs, even became the author of the university anthem, played the guitar. With a student construction brigade, he visited the Far East, Yakutia, Tuva, Khakassia.

Upon graduation, Lavrov, in addition to English, spoke French and Senegalese and immediately entered the service of the USSR Embassy in Sri Lanka.

The first step in the career ladder of Sergei Viktorovich is the position of senior assistant and diplomatic rank of attaché. After 4 years, he returned to Moscow, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held the positions of the third and then the second secretary of the department of international economic organizations.

In the early 1980s, Lavrov was seconded to the United States as secretary of the USSR's mission to the UN. After 10 years, the senior adviser was already transferred to Moscow. First, he holds the post of deputy head in the Department of International Economic Relations, then becomes the head of the same department, director of the Department of International Organizations and Global Problems of the Russian Foreign Ministry, and then Deputy Minister.

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In 1994, President Boris Yeltsin appoints Sergei Viktorovich as Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN and the Security Council of the same organization. Working in this position brought Lavrov enormous popularity, and not only at home. A tenacious mind, numerous acquaintances allowed him to study in detail international problems, act as a worthy opponent in discussions and clearly convey Russian policy to the world community.

In 2004, the next stage began: Sergei Lavrov took the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. In this position, he survived 4 resignations of the government, but each new prime minister did not see a different owner of the cabinet in the building on Smolenskaya Square.

During his work at the Foreign Ministry, Lavrov had to participate in resolving issues on many problems, to conduct personal correspondence with foreign colleagues and heads of state. The Donald Trump administration has acknowledged that a face-to-face meeting between an American president and a Russian politician is "a victory for Russian propaganda."

To achieve consensus, persuade, give firm arguments, using not only protocol decisions - this arsenal is perfectly mastered by the Chief Ambassador of Russia. The press more than once wrote about how deftly and at the same time delicately Sergei Viktorovich defused the tense situation.

The personal life of Sergei Viktorovich is stable and successful. During his student years, the chief diplomat of Russia met his only woman, with whom he officially married in the 3rd year of the institute. His wife Maria Lavrova was then a student at the Pedagogical Institute, receiving the profession of a teacher of the Russian language.

Throughout her family life, she accompanied her husband on trips abroad, and during his work in the Soviet mission to the UN, she served as the head of the mission library.

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In New York, the only daughter, Katya, was born to the Lavrov family, who was educated there, first at a school in Manhattan, and then at Columbia University. After graduation, Ekaterina went on an internship to London, where she met her future husband Alexander Vinokurov, the son of a pharmaceutical magnate and co-owner of the Marathon Group.

The lovers played the wedding in Moscow, in the House of Receptions of the Presidential Administration of Russia. The couple have two children - a son and a daughter. Ekaterina Vinokurova does not enjoy a privileged position. The woman worked for 10 years at the Cristies auction house, grew up to be a branch director and left, deciding to develop her own business of providing intermediary services to artists and collectors.

In his spare time, Sergey Lavrov enjoys rafting and playing football, being a devoted fan of the Spartak team. The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry loves the bathhouse, Scotch whiskey and Italian cuisine. The press suggests that a man has excellent health, if the incompatible is combined in a hobby.

Sergey Viktorovich has a particular passion for tobacco. He is a heavy smoker and defends his rights at the highest level. One day, the minister got into an argument with Kofi Annan to allow smoking at the UN headquarters in New York. Such an act aroused genuine respect from the rest of the employees, who are also not averse to "stirring up".

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Lavrov is a deeply erudite person. This affects his manner of conducting a conversation, the diplomat is able to wittily answer tricky questions if the situation requires it. In an interview with Christian Amanpour, he gave a somewhat frank and unexpected answer about the situation with Pussy Riot. The presenter admitted that she did not expect this.

In 2015, the head of the Russian diplomatic department became the hero of Internet memes, or rather, part of his press conference with a colleague from Saudi Arabia. Then the journalists heard a couple of obscene words burst from the lips of Sergei Viktorovich. Lavrov was not at a loss here either: he explained that he was not the only one who gets into a situation where the microphone does not turn off in time.

The current position and legal requirements do not allow the politician to be active in social networks. In the unofficial Instagram account, for which the assistants are most likely responsible, occasionally there are photos from official meetings, news from international platforms, announcements of upcoming events.

In January 2020, President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian Federal Assembly in which he announced plans to reform the constitution. Immediately after that, the government headed by Dmitry Medvedev resigned.

The news caught the minister at work: on a tour of Asian countries. In a traditionally calm manner, he replied to the questions that were rained down from the media that he continued to perform his duties until the formation of the new Cabinet of Ministers and always treated the matter responsibly, and not only in such an unexpected situation.

Foreign politicians also spoke about what is happening in Russia. The German parliament expressed the hope that such experienced and authoritative partners as Lavrov should be in demand in the new government. The European establishment expressed the hope that the resignation of the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry would not lead to a deterioration in the international situation. A few days later, the new composition of the country's government was announced, and it became known that the chair of the Minister of Foreign Affairs remained with Sergei Lavrov.

Russian deputies are in solidarity with their Western colleagues in assessing the politician's activities. Yevgeny Primakov, namesake and grandson of another foreign minister, considers Lavrov the best foreign minister of the past 20 years. Under him, Russia “turned from an object into a subject of international politics,” into a defender of the principles of sovereignty, justice and the rule of law.

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