Full Name: Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov
Profession: Foreign Minister of Russia
Biography: Sergey Lavrov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1972, and then joined the Soviet Foreign Ministry. He served in a number of diplomatic posts before being appointed as Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations in 1994.
Since 2004 he has been the Foreign Minister of Russia. As Foreign Minister under President Vladimir Putin, Lavrov has been a staunch defender of Russian interests. He has been critical of Western interference in the affairs of sovereign states.
Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Lavrov has been under personal sanctions by the United States and its allies.
Born: March 21, 1950
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union
Age: 74 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Aries
Historical Events
- 2017-05-10 US President Donald Trump shares classified information about ISIS plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office
- 2022-05-01 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Adolf Hitler "had Jewish blood" in interview on Italian TV, prompting outrage from Israel
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