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Mikhail Vanin

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Mikhail Vanin
Михаил Ванин
Ambassador of Russia to Latvia
In office
28 September 2021 – 31 March 2023
Preceded byYevgeny Lukyanov
Ambassador of Russia to Denmark
In office
6 April 2012 – 12 December 2018
Preceded byTeimuraz Ramishvili
Succeeded byVladimir Barbin
Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
23 September 2009 – 6 April 2012
Preceded byDoku Zavgayev
Succeeded bySergey Mareyev
Ambassador of Russia to Slovenia
In office
10 December 2004 – 23 September 2009
Preceded byVyacheslav Dolgov
Succeeded byDoku Zavgayev
Chairman of the State Customs Committee
In office
27 May 1999 – 29 July 2004
Preceded byNikolay Bordyuzha
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Personal details
Born
Mikhail Valentinovich Vanin

(1960-08-01)1 August 1960
Kubinka, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union

Mikhail Valentinovich Vanin (Russian: Михаил Валентинович Ванин; born on 1 August 1960), is a Russian official who served as ambassador to Latvia from 2021 to 2023.

Vanin also served as the ambassador to Denmark from 2012 to 2018, and as the ambassador to Slovenia from 2004 to 2009. He had previously been the Chairman of the State Customs Committee from 1999 to 2004. He was awarded the rank of Active State Advisor to the Customs Service in 2002.

Biography

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Vanin was born on 1 August 1960.

In 1982, he graduated from the Faculty of Law [ru] of Moscow State University and entered the service in the customs authorities.

Since 1982, he had been an inspector, then senior inspector, leading inspector, chief inspector, deputy head, head of the anti-smuggling department, deputy head of the Sheremetyevo Customs.

From 1990 to 1991, he was the chief legal adviser of the Contractual and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR.

From 1992 to 1999, he was the head of the Department for Combating Smuggling and Violations of Customs Rules of the State Customs Committee of Russia (since 1995 - Department for Combating Customs Offenses).

From November 1998 to April 1999, he was the representative of the State Customs Committee of Russia in Kyrgyzstan.

From April to May 1999, he was the head of the Customs Inspectorate of the State Customs Committee of Russia.

On 27 May 1999, Vanin became the chairman of the State Customs Committee of Russia.[1]

He was the chairman of: the Customs Committee of the Union of Belarus and Russia, the Council of Heads of Customs Services of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Council of Heads of Customs Services of the Countries - Members of the Eurasian Economic Community.

On 10 December 2004, Vanin became the Ambassador of Russia to Slovenia.[2]

On 23 September 2009 he became the General Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[3]

On 6 April 2012, he became the Ambassador of Russia to Denmark.[4]

On 28 September 2021, Vanin became the Ambassador of Russia to Latvia.[5] Following growing diplomatic tensions in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Latvian government expelled the Russian ambassador to Latvia.[6] Vanin left office on 31 March 2023.[7]

Awards

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Vanin was awarded the Order of Friendship in 2016.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации от 27.05.1999 г. № 566 «О председателе Государственного таможенного комитета Российской Федерации»
  2. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10 декабря 2004 года № 1528 «О назначении Ванина М. В. Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Республике Словении»". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 23 сентября 2009 года № 1076 «О генеральном директоре Министерства иностранных дел Российской Федерации»". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  4. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 06.04.2012 г. № 407". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  5. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 28.09.2021 г. № 551". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  6. ^ "Estonia and Latvia remove Russian ambassadors as tensions rise". POLITICO. 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  7. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 31.03.2023 г. № 222". Президент России (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  8. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 2 марта 2016 года № 93 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-02.