Press-Secretary of President of the Russian Federation Пресс-Секретарь Президента Российской Федерации | |
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since 22 May 2012 | |
Residence | Moscow Kremlin |
Appointer | The President |
Inaugural holder | Pavel Voshchanov |
Formation | 20 July 1991 |
Website | http://kremlin.ru/ (in Russian) |
The Kremlin Press Secretary or officially Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation (Russian: Пресс-Секретарь Президента Российской Федерации) is a senior official in the Presidential Administration of Russia whose primary responsibility is to act as spokesperson for the Russian Federation government administration, especially with regard to the President, senior executives, and policies. Sometimes described as Press Attache of the President of the Russian Federation.
The Press Secretary is responsible for collecting information about actions and events within the president's administration and issues the administration's reactions to developments around the world. The Press Secretary interacts with the media, and deals with the Kremlin pool.