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Yuri Fedotov

1947 – 2022

Russian diplomat

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Lived 1947 – 2022 (aged 74). Yuri Fedotov was a Russian diplomat.

Yury Viktorovich Fedotov (, 14 December 1947 – 16 June 2022) was a Russian diplomat. From 2010 to 2019 he served as executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and director-general of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) with the rank of Under-Secretary-General, after having previously served as the Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom.

Fedotov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1971. He has held many foreign service positions to the UN and worked at Soviet embassies in Algeria and India. He was appointed to this position by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 9 July 2010. He was also director-general of the UN Office at Vienna (UNOV). Prior to this appointment, Fedotov participated in many discussions among the main deliberative bodies of the UN in New York City. He served as a member of the College of Commissioners of the former United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) in Iraq.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Positions held
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom
Awards
Order of Friendship of Peoples; Order of Friendship; Honored Worker of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation; Honorary worker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude
Also known as
Yury Viktorovich Fedotov, Yury Fedotov

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Yuri Fedotov?

Russian diplomat (1947–2022)

When was Yuri Fedotov born?

Yuri Fedotov was born on 14 December 1947 in Saratov.

When did Yuri Fedotov die?

Yuri Fedotov died on 16 June 2022 in Austria.

What was Yuri Fedotov's occupation?

Yuri Fedotov was a diplomat.

What nationality was Yuri Fedotov?

Yuri Fedotov was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yuri Fedotov

· Wikidata: Q464429

· DBpedia: Yuri Fedotov

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