Vitaly Churkin

Vitaly Churkin
Виталий Чуркин
Churkin in 2015
Ambassador of Russia to the United Nations
In office
1 May 2006 – 20 February 2017
PresidentVladimir Putin
Dmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
Preceded byAndrey Denisov
Succeeded byVasily Nebenzya
Ambassador of Russia to Canada
In office
23 August 1998 – 5 June 2003
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Preceded byAlexander Belonogov
Succeeded byGeorgiy Mamedov
Ambassador of Russia to Belgium
In office
3 October 1994 – 25 February 1998
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Preceded bySergey Kislyak
Succeeded byNikolay Afanasevsky
Personal details
Born
Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin

(1952-02-21)21 February 1952
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died20 February 2017(2017-02-20) (aged 64)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materMoscow State Institute of International Relations
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
Awards

Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin (Russian: Виталий Иванович Чуркин, IPA: [vʲɪˈtalʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕurkʲɪn]; 21 February 1952 – 20 February 2017) was a Russian diplomat.[1] As a child actor, he starred in three films The Blue Notebook, Nol tri, and A Mother's Heart.[2] Churkin served as Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 until his death in 2017.

Previously he was Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (2003–2006), Ambassador to Canada (1998–2003), Ambassador to Belgium and Liaison Ambassador to NATO and WEU (1994–1998), Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the talks on Former Yugoslavia (1992–1994), Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR/Russian Federation (1990–1992). Churkin was fluent in English, French and Mongolian.

  1. ^ "Ambassador Vitaly Churkin UN Russian Federation Biography". UN Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ Roldugin, Oleg (14 April 2014). "Наш актер в ООН. Тайны биографии постпреда России Виталия Чуркина". Sobesednik (in Russian).