Dmitry Zhirnov
Дмитрий Жирнов
Russian Federation Ambassador to Afghanistan
Assumed office
April 29, 2020
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byAleksandr Mantytsky
Personal details
Born (1977-06-01) June 1, 1977
Alma materMGIMO
ProfessionDiplomat

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Zhirnov (Russian: Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Жирно́в; born June 1, 1977) is a Russian government official serving as the Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan.[1]

Biography

Zhirnov was born in 1977.

He completed his studies and received a higher education degree from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2000.[2] After graduation, he began his diplomatic work. He defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Political Sciences.

He worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with activities at the Central Office and abroad.

From 2016 to 2019, he served as Minister Counselor at the Russian Embassy in the United States.[3]

By decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 29, 2020, he was appointed ambassador of the Russian Federation to Afghanistan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "'No alternative to the Taliban': Russia's envoy to Afghanistan". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  2. 1 2 "Ambassador of the Russian Federation". afghanistan.mid.ru. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  3. ↑ "Russia confirms its interests in Afghanistan". ASRIE Analytica. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
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