Ambassador Vladimir A.Chizhov
Born on December 3, 1953
Graduated with honours from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO - University) and joined diplomatic service in 1976.
Career:
| 1976 | Embassy in Athens, Greece |
| 1981 | 5th European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1985 | Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 1992 | Counsellor, 2nd European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1992 | Head of UK/Ireland Division, 2nd European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1993 | Deputy Director, 2nd European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1995 | Deputy Head, Russian delegation to the OSCE, Vienna, Austria |
| 1996 | Deputy High Representative for Bosnia Peace Implementation, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1997 | Director, 3rd European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1997 - 2000 | Russian Special Representative for Cyprus |
| 1999 | Director, European Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2000 - 2002 | Russian Special Representative for the Balkans |
| 2002 | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2005 | Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Communities, Brussels, Belgium |
| Since 2010 | Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium |
Conducted analytical research work on European security, OSCE, Russia-EU and Russia-NATO relations, Mediterranean, Balkans, problems of Cyprus and Northern Ireland, UN peace-keeping operations.
- Diplomatic Rank: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2000)
- Decorated with state awards
- Languages: English, Greek, French
- Marital status: married, two children
