Mikhail Bogdanov (diplomat)

Mikhail Leonidovich Bogdanov (Russian: Михаил Леонидович Богданов; born 2 March 1952) is a Russian diplomat.

Mikhail Bogdanov
Михаил Леонидович Богданов
Ambassador of Russia to Egypt
In office
21 January 2005 (2005-01-21) – 12 June 2011 (2011-06-12)
Preceded byNikolai Kartuzov
Succeeded bySergei Kirpichenko
Ambassador of Russia to Israel
In office
24 March 1997 – 1 February 2002
Preceded byAlexander Bovin
Succeeded byGennady Tarasov
Personal details
Born
Mikhail Leonidovich Bogdanov

(1952-03-02)2 March 1952
Moscow, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow State Institute of International Relations
AwardsOrder of Honour
Order of Friendship

Biography

Mikhail Bogdanov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1974.[1]

Mikhail Bogdanov worked in the Soviet embassies in South Yemen from 1974 to 1977, Lebanon from 1977 to 1980, Syria from 1983 to 1989, and Syria again from 1991 to 1994. He was Russian ambassador to Israel from 1997 to 2002, and ambassador to Egypt, and was concurrently Representative to the Arab League from 2005 to 2011.[1] A 1994 leaked cable written by Bogdanov and published by WikiLeaks revealed that the Russian diplomacy was completely clueless on the aftermath of the deadly accident of Bassel al-Assad.[2]

Mikhail Bogdanov was appointed director of the Department of Middle East and North Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2005. He served as Deputy Foreign Minister since June 2011, Special Presidential envoy for the Middle East since 23 January 2012[3], and Special Presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa since October 2014.[1] In a November 2015 news conference, Mikhail Bogdanov declared that Russia did not consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization, since it had not committed terrorist acts on Russian soil, and maintained a legitimate presence in the Lebanese government.[4]

During the Syrian Civil War, he acted as an intermediary between the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition based in Turkey.[5]

He is married and has a son.

Awards

References
  1. "BOGDANOV Mikhail Leonidovich". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. "Mikhail Bogdanov and the Syrian Black Box". Carnegie-mec.org. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. "Mikhail Bogdanov appointed special presidential envoy for the Middle East". Kremlin. 23 January 2012.
  4. "Russia Says Hezbollah Not a Terrorist Group: Report". Ndtv.com. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. "Senior Russian Diplomat to Meet Bashar al-Assad in Damascus: Reports". Ndtv.com. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2018.


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