Alexander Alexandrovich Kinshchak (Russian: Александр Александрович Кинщак) (born 20 October 1962)[1] is a Russian diplomat.
Career
Kinshchak graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1988, and went on to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]
From 2002-2004 he was an adviser-envoy at the Embassy of Russia in Baghdad, and from 2006 was Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Russian foreign affairs ministry.[1]
Kinshchak was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 28 January 2008 as Ambassador of Russia to Kuwait,[2] and he presented his credentials to Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on 28 April 2008.[3]
Between 22 December 2014 and 29 October 2018 Kinshchak served as Russian ambassador to Syria.[4][5] Since 30 November 2018 he has been director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[6]
Kinshchak was awarded the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 2nd-class on 8 July 2004, followed by the first class on 4 November 2011, and then as full ambassadorial rank on 10 February 2017.[7][8][9] He speaks Russian, English and Arabic.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d КИНЩАК Александр Александрович (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 28.01.2008 N 102" (in Russian). Presidential Press and Information Office. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ "H.H. Amir receives credentials of several ambassadors". Emir of Kuwait. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22.12.2014 г. № 803" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 29.10.2018 г. № 613" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "КИНЩАК АЛЕКСАНДР АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ назначен директором Департамента Ближнего Востока и Северной Африки" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 08.07.2004 г. № 855" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 04.11.2011 г. № 1461" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10.02.2017 г. № 61" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.