Leonid Moiseyev

Leonid Petrovich Moiseyev (; born 16 January 1948) is a Russian diplomat.

Educated at the Moscow Institute of International Relations, Moiseyev has been a member of first the Soviet and then the Russian diplomatic service since 1973. He has served mainly in the People's Republic of China (he is fluent in Chinese) and Japan.

From 1994 to 2001 Moiseev was first Deputy Director and then Director of the First Asian Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, dealing with issues relating to China, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Mongolia, and was also a Member of the Collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Moiseyev was the Ambassador of Russia to Australia from 20 July 2001 to 10 November 2005, and the ambassador to Singapore between 2011 and 2015.

Awards

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2 class (March 4, 1998) Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 1 class (January 15, 2004) Decoration For Impeccable Service for 30 years (April 10, 2008)