Alexander Nikolayevich Panov

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Panov (born 6 July 1944) is a Russian diplomat.

Born in Moscow, Panov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1968. He entered the diplomatic service immediately upon graduation.

From 30 December 1993 to 15 October 1996 — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

From 6 September 1996 to 25 December 2003 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Japan.

From 29 April 2004 to 20 June 2006 — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Norway.

From 1 July 2006 to 1 December 2010 Rector of Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Currently works as a chief researcher at the Institute for US and Canadian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and part-time professor at MGIMO.

On March 29, 2022 he was excluded from the Scientific Council of the Russian Security Council after signing the "Joint Statement of the Participants of the Expert Dialogue on Reducing the Risks of Military Confrontation between Russia and NATO in Europe".

Awards

Medal "For Labour Valour" (1986) Order of Honour (1998) Honored Worker of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation (2005)