Yuri Fedotov
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Yuri Viktorovich Fedotov is a high level diplomat of the Russian Federation. Currently he serves as the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
(UNODC) at the rank of Under-Secretary-General after having been the ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Fedotov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1971.
He has held many foreign service positions to the UN
and at Russian embassies in Algeria
and India
.
In 2002 he was appointed the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and held this post until 2005.
From 2005 until 2010 he held the post of Ambassador of Russia to the Court of St. James's
.
(UNODC) at the rank of Under-Secretary-General. He was appointed to this position by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
on 9 July 2010. He is also Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna
UNOV.
His roles include the promotion of the key principles (transparency of action, accountability, geographical distribution and gender balance) and pushing forward the reforms launched by the Secretary-General to adapt the United Nations
to the global challenges of the 21st century. These challenges entail: climate change, universal access to health, energy, food and water security; increased international and regional cooperation and coordination of space-related activities for development and welfare, human trafficking, protection of youth from drug addiction and HIV/AIDS.
Prior to this appointment, Fedotov participated in many discussions among the main deliberative bodies of the UN in New York
.
He served as a member of the College of Commissioners of the former UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) in Iraq
.
Fedotov gave a conference on the 21st of May at Bristol University.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations...
(UNODC) at the rank of Under-Secretary-General after having been the ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Fedotov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1971.
He has held many foreign service positions to the UN
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and at Russian embassies in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
In 2002 he was appointed the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and held this post until 2005.
From 2005 until 2010 he held the post of Ambassador of Russia to the Court of St. James's
Court of St. James's
The Court of St James's is the royal court of the United Kingdom. It previously had the same function in the Kingdom of England and in the Kingdom of Great Britain .-Overview:...
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Career
Yury Fedotov currently serves as the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations agency that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations...
(UNODC) at the rank of Under-Secretary-General. He was appointed to this position by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...
on 9 July 2010. He is also Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
UNOV.
His roles include the promotion of the key principles (transparency of action, accountability, geographical distribution and gender balance) and pushing forward the reforms launched by the Secretary-General to adapt the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
to the global challenges of the 21st century. These challenges entail: climate change, universal access to health, energy, food and water security; increased international and regional cooperation and coordination of space-related activities for development and welfare, human trafficking, protection of youth from drug addiction and HIV/AIDS.
Prior to this appointment, Fedotov participated in many discussions among the main deliberative bodies of the UN in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
He served as a member of the College of Commissioners of the former UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
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Fedotov gave a conference on the 21st of May at Bristol University.
External links
- http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2010/July/secretary-general-appoints-yuri-fedotov-of-russian-federation-executive-director-of-unodc.html Secretary-General appoints Yuri Fedotov of Russian Federation Executive Director of UNODC
- http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/leadership.html Biography of Yury Fedotov
- http://www.rusemb.org.uk/artarh/ Speeches and interviews on Embassy website