Rashit Luftulovich Khamidulin , born 28 November 1936, is a Soviet and Russia

Russia

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n diplomat

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After graduating from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1960, Khamidulin entered the service of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, working in various posts in the central offices and in diplomatic mission

Diplomatic mission

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From 1988 to 1990, Khamidulin was the Soviet Ambassador to Kampuchea

Ambassador of Russia to Cambodia

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, and from 1990-1996 the Soviet and Russian ambassador to Vietnam.

From 1996 to 1998 he was Director of the Third Asia Department at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On 31 August 1998, Khamidulin was appointed as Ambassador of Russia to Australia, with concurrent accreditation to Fiji

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, Nauru

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 and Vanuatu

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, and held the post until 20 July 2001 when he retired.

Khamidulin speaks Russian

Russian language

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, English

English language

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, French

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 and Vietnamese

Vietnamese language

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