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Vasily Alekseevich Nebenzya (Russian: Василий Алексеевич Небензя; born 26 February 1962 in Volgograd, USSR) is a Russian diplomat and the current Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. His official title is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Biography
Born 26 February 1962 in Volgograd. His father was Deputy Chairman of the USSR State Committee for Publishing Aleksei Andreevich Nebenzya (1923-1994). He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1983. Since then he has pursued a diplomatic career.
- 1988-1990 — attaché of the USSR Embassy in Thailand.
- 1990-1991 — third Secretary Directorate for international economic relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR.
- 1991-1992 — second Secretary Department of international organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and Russia.
- 1993-1996 — head of Department, Department of international organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
- 1996-2000 — Advisor, senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN.
- 2000-2006 — head of Department, Deputy Director of the Department of international organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
- 2006-2011 — Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the World Trade Organization.
- 2011-2012 — Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations office and other international organizations in Geneva.
- 2012-2013 — Director of Department for humanitarian cooperation and human rights Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
- 2013-2017 — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
- Since 27 July 2017 — Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN
On March 16, 2017, he was named as one of the main candidates for the post of Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations. The other candidates were Permanent Representative of Russia to NATO Alexander Grushko and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Anatoly Antonov.
On April 21, 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia nominated him for the post of UN Ambassador. Since 25 to 29 May 2017 He was officially approved of the Federal Assembly of Russia.
| Confirmation Process | ||
|---|---|---|
| Voting Body | Vote Date | Results |
| State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs | 25 May 2017 | Approved |
| Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs | 29 May 2017 | Approved |
On July 27, 2017, President Vladimir Putin appointed Vasily Nebenzya as Permanent Representative to the United Nations. On July 28, 2017, he formally presented his credentials to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.