Anatoly Antonov

Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov (Russian: Анатoлий Ивaнович Антoнов, IPA: ; born 15 May 1955) is a Russian military official and diplomat who is currently the Ambassador of Russia to the United States, formally replacing Sergey Kislyak on 21 August 2017 by presidential decree.

With a reputation as a hardliner and tough negotiator, Antonov took up his post in Washington, D.C. on 1 September 2017. He was formerly Deputy Minister of Defence and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Since 2015, he has been under sanctions of the European Union and Canada, in response to Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.

Anatoly Antonov
Анатолий Антонов
Anatoly Antonov
Antonov in 2014
Ambassador of Russia to the United States
Assumed office
21 August 2017 (2017-08-21)
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded bySergey Kislyak
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
28 December 2016 – 21 August 2017
MinisterSergey Lavrov
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
2 February 2011 – 28 December 2016
MinisterSergey Shoygu
Personal details
Born
Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov

(1955-05-15) 15 May 1955 (age 68)
Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materMoscow State Institute of International Relations
AwardsMerit for Fatherland (4th grade)
Order of Honour
Military service
AllegianceAnatoly Antonov Soviet Union
Anatoly Antonov Russia
Branch/serviceAnatoly Antonov Russian Armed Forces
Years of service1990—present
Rank1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation

He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

Early life and education

Antonov was born on 15 May 1955 in Omsk, USSR. In 1978, Antonov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), and in 1983 received a master's degree.

In 2012, he earned his doctorate of political science from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations in Moscow. His doctoral dissertation was entitled Controlling nuclear weapons as a factor in ensuring national and international security. He is fluent in English and Burmese.

Career

Anatoly Antonov 
Antonov with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in 2016

Antonov began his diplomatic career after earning his undergraduate degree in 1978. He spent the next 30 years at the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its successor, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where his area of speciality was control of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. In 2004, he was appointed Director of the Department for Security and Disarmament.

On 2 February 2011, he was promoted by a Presidential Decree to become Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation.

As Deputy Minister of Defense, he was personally sanctioned by the European Union following Russia's military intervention in Ukraine. He had accused NATO in December 2014 of turning Ukraine into a "frontline of confrontation" with Russia.

On 28 December 2016, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In March 2017, he was named as one of the candidates for the post of Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, after the death of Vitaly Churkin. However, in the end, it was decided to appoint Vasily Nebenzya to this post.

Ambassador to the United States

Nomination and confirmation

Antonov is considered a hardliner against the West, earning him a reputation as a "bull terrier." In early autumn 2016, he was considered to be the next Russian Ambassador to the United States as the Kremlin assumed that Hillary Clinton would win the presidential election and, therefore, bilateral relations would remain strained. However, despite the fact that Donald Trump won the election, Antonov was still chosen to take over the post from Sergey Kislyak, who had been the ambassador since 2008. In February 2017, Antonov was named the main candidate for this post. On 11 May 2017, the Russian Foreign Ministry formally submitted Antonov to the Federal Assembly, which voted to endorse him as ambassador on 18 May following a closed session of the State Duma's foreign policy committee.

On 21 August 2017, Vladimir Putin formally appointed Antonov as the Ambassador of Russia to the United States by presidential decree.

Term

Antonov was recalled to Moscow on 17 March 2021 after US President Joe Biden called Putin a "killer." The decision to return Antonov to Washington, D.C. was made following the results of the 2021 Russia–United States summit.

On 20 February 2022, Antonov denied that Russia was planning an invasion of Ukraine.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Antonov rejects the notion that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is failing, condemns rising "Russophobia," and laments a post-Soviet era in which Russia was "naive," trusted the West, and watched its stature decline.

In February, 2023 Antonov claimed that Washington is attempting to demonise Russia and "fuel the Ukrainian crisis" by accusing Moscow of crimes against humanity.

Awards

References

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Russian Ambassador to the United States
21 August 2017–present
Incumbent

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