Putin releases Kozlov as ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the release of Sergei Kozlov from the duties of the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Russian Federation in Saudi Arabia. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the release of Sergei Kozlov from the duties of the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Russian Federation in Saudi Arabia. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.
Sergey Kozlov graduated from MGIMO in 1978. In diplomatic work since 1995. In 2002-2005, he was an adviser-envoy to the Russian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, then headed the department of the Middle East and North Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2008-2010, he headed the Russian mission to the Palestinian National Authority in Ramallah. In 2010-2013 he was the Russian Ambassador to Yemen. He has served as ambassador to Saudi Arabia since February 2017. He speaks Arabic and English.
