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'''Yury Viktorovich Fedotov''' ({{langx|ru|Юрий Викторович Федотов}}, 14 December 1947 – 16 June 2022) was a Russian diplomat. From 2010 to 2019 he served as executive director of the [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] (UNODC) and director-general of the [[United Nations Office at Vienna]] (UNOV)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/eds-corner/biography.html|title=UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov|last=|first=|date=|website=[[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime|UNODC]]|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> with the rank of [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations|Under-Secretary-General]], after having previously served as the [[Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom]].<ref>[https://www.rusemb.org.uk/fedotov/ Yury Fedotov] Russian embassy in UK bio on Fedotov</ref> |
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Fedotov graduated from the [[Moscow State Institute of International Relations]] in 1971. He has held many foreign service positions to the [[United Nations|UN]] and worked at [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] embassies in [[Algeria]] and [[India]].<ref name=":0" /> |
Fedotov graduated from the [[Moscow State Institute of International Relations]] in 1971. He has held many foreign service positions to the [[United Nations|UN]] and worked at [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] embassies in [[Algeria]] and [[India]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Latest revision as of 09:27, 1 November 2024
Yury Fedotov | |
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Юрий Федотов | |
 Fedotov in 2014 | |
| Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | |
| In office 9 July 2010 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Ghada Waly |
| Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 9 June 2005 – 27 August 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Grigory Karasin |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Yakovenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yury Viktorovich Fedotov 14 December 1947 Sukhumi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 16 June 2022 (aged 74) Austria |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
Yury Viktorovich Fedotov (Russian: Юрий Викторович Федотов, 14 December 1947 – 16 June 2022) was a Russian diplomat. From 2010 to 2019 he served as executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and director-general of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)[1] with the rank of Under-Secretary-General, after having previously served as the Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom.[2]
Fedotov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1971. He has held many foreign service positions to the UN and worked at Soviet embassies in Algeria and India.[1]
In 2002 he became the Russian Federation's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and held this post until 2005.[1] From 2005 until 2010 he was Ambassador of Russia to the Court of St. James's.[1]
Fedotov died in Austria on 16 June 2022, at the age of 74.
Career
[edit]Yury Fedotov was the executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at the rank of under-secretary-general, until 31 December 2019.[3] He was appointed to this position by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 9 July 2010.[4] He was also director-general of the UN Office at Vienna (UNOV). Prior to this appointment, Fedotov participated in many discussions among the main deliberative bodies of the UN in New York City. He served as a member of the College of Commissioners of the former United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) in Iraq.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov". UNODC.
- ^ Yury Fedotov Russian embassy in UK bio on Fedotov
- ^ "Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly of Egypt - Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna (UNOV)". United Nations Secretary-General. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Yuri Fedotov of Russian Federation Executive Director of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime". United Nations.
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