Andrey Kelin | |
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Андрей Келин | |
| Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2019 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Alexander Yakovenko |
| Permanent Representative of Russia to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | |
| In office 7 June 2011 – 5 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anvar Azimov |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Lukashevich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrey Vladimirovich Kelin 15 May 1957 |
| Spouse | Irina Kelina[1] |
| Children | 2[2] |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Awards | Order of Honour Order of Friendship Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Second Class |
Andrey Vladimirovich Kelin (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Келин; born 15 May 1957) is a Russian diplomat. He has served in various diplomatic roles since the 1970s, and has been the incumbent Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom since November 2019.
Born in 1957, Kelin embarked on a diplomatic career, joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979. He served in various posts in embassies in Europe, and took part in arms-limitation talks and then in the ministry's department of Pan-European Cooperation. After a period as Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO and then representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Kelin eventually rose to be in charge of the Department of Pan-European Cooperation in 2015. In 2019, he was appointed Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom. He holds several awards, including the Order of Honour, the Order of Friendship, and the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Second Class.
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