Alexander Kinshchak

Alexander Alexandrovich Kinshchak (Russian: Александр Александрович Кинщак) (born 20 October 1962)[1] is a Russian diplomat.

Alexander Kinshchak
Александр Александрович Кинщак
Ambassador of Russia to Syria
In office
22 December 2014 (2014-12-22) – 29 October 2018 (2018-10-29)
Preceded byAzamat Kulmukhametov
Succeeded byAleksandr Yefimov
Ambassador of Russia to Kuwait
In office
28 January 2008 – 4 March 2013
Preceded byAzamat Kulmukhametov
Succeeded byAleksey Solomatin
Personal details
Born
Alexander Alexandrovich Kinshchak

(1962-10-20)20 October 1962
Alma materMoscow State Institute of International Relations
AwardsOrder of Honour
Order of Courage
Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Second Class
Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic

Career

Kinshchak graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1988, and went on to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]

From 2002-2004 he was an adviser-envoy at the Embassy of Russia in Baghdad, and from 2006 was Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Russian foreign affairs ministry.[1]

Kinshchak was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 28 January 2008 as Ambassador of Russia to Kuwait,[2] and he presented his credentials to Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on 28 April 2008.[3]

Between 22 December 2014 and 29 October 2018 Kinshchak served as Russian ambassador to Syria.[4][5] Since 30 November 2018 he has been director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6]

Kinshchak was awarded the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 2nd-class on 8 July 2004, followed by the first class on 4 November 2011, and then as full ambassadorial rank on 10 February 2017.[7][8][9] He speaks Russian, English and Arabic.[1]

References
  1. КИНЩАК Александр Александрович (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  2. "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 28.01.2008 N 102" (in Russian). Presidential Press and Information Office. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  3. "H.H. Amir receives credentials of several ambassadors". Emir of Kuwait. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  4. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22.12.2014 г. № 803" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 29.10.2018 г. № 613" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "КИНЩАК АЛЕКСАНДР АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ назначен директором Департамента Ближнего Востока и Северной Африки" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.07.2004 г. № 855" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 04.11.2011 г. № 1461" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10.02.2017 г. № 61" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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