Andrey Sergeyevich Budnik (; 2 February 1953 – 10 August 2018) was a Russian

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who was an Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan from 2009 until 2013. After graduating from the

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in 1975, Budnik joined the

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in 1978. From 1978 to 1984, Budnik was the Attaché, Third Secretary at the Soviet embassy in New Delhi. After returning to

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, Budnik returned to India in 1988 as First Secretary, Counsellor in the Soviet Embassy. From 1995 to 1999 Budnik was the

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of Russia in

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. He returned to Moscow in 2000, where he gained the position of Deputy Director General of the Second Asian Department at the

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, and held it until his first

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ial appointment, which came on 30 September 2008, when he was appointed by

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as Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan. Budnik presented his

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on 5 January 2009. Budnik holds the

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2nd-class.

References

1953 births 2018 deaths Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Soviet diplomats Consuls for Russia Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russian Federation) Ambassadors of Russia to Pakistan {{russia-diplomat-stub