Andrey Nikolayevich Rozhkov (; born 5 November 1944) is a

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. He was the

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of the

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between 2005 and 2011.

Early life and family

Rozhkov graduated from the

Moscow State Institute of International Relations Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) (, also known as MGIMO University) is an higher education, institute of higher education located in Moscow, Russia. The institute is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Russian ...

of the

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in 1968 and joined the diplomatic service. He speaks Chinese and English. He is married and has two daughters.

Career

Rozhkov started his career abroad in 1970 in the USSR Embassy in the Republic of Singapore. In 1977, he was posted to the USSR Embassy in the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. From 1986 to 1989, he served as counsellor of the USSR Embassy in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

. From 1989 to 1997, Rozhkov served as deputy head of the Joint Government Delegation of Russia,

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

and

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

at formal talks with the People's Republic of China on preparation of the Shanghai Agreement (1996) on Military Confidence Building Measures in the Border Areas as well as the Moscow Agreement (1997) on Mutual Reduction of Military Forces in the Border Areas. In 1997, he returned to the People's Republic of China as

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in the Embassy of the Russian Federation there. In 2001 he came back to Moscow to occupy the post of Deputy Director, First Asian Department, in the Russian Federation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During 1997 to 2000, he was also head of Russia's government delegation at formal talks with the People's Republic of China on preparation of a number of agreements related to trans-border bilateral cooperation (on Joint Economic Utilization of Frontier Islands, on Shipping Navigation in Boundary Waters, on Boundary Regime etc.). In June 2005 he was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Singapore. He holds Diplomatic Rank of Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the First Class. He was recalled from his duties on 31 October 2011.

Awards

Rozhkov has received the

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(of 1st and 2nd Degrees) from his home country, as well as a number of Afghanistan state awards.

References

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Brief Biography of Andrey Rozhkov
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