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Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is a Russian diplomat and politician who has served as the Foreign Minister of Russia since 2004. As a member of the United Russia party, he was previously the Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, serving in the role from 1994 to 2004.
Lavrov was born on 21 March 1950 in Moscow, to an Armenian father from Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, and a Russian mother from Noginsk, Russian SFSR. His father’s surname was originally Kalantaryan. His mother worked in the Soviet Ministry for Foreign Trade.
He entered the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and graduated in 1972.
During his education at the MGIMO, Lavrov learned Sinhalese, then the only official language of Sri Lanka, as well as Dhivehi, the official language of the Maldives. Additionally, Lavrov learned English and French.
During the third year of his studies, Lavrov was married.
On 9 March 2004, President Vladimir Putin appointed Lavrov to the post of minister of foreign affairs. He succeeded Igor Ivanov in the post. On 21 May 2012, Lavrov was reappointed foreign minister to the cabinet led by prime minister Dimitri Medvedev.
Sergey Lavrov is 74 years old (birth date March 21, 1950).
Sergey Lavrov was born in Moscow, Russia.
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