On September 19, 2019, the President signed Executive Order No. 460 appointing Andrey Rudenko as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Andrey Rudenko was born in Moscow in 1962.

1985: Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (now MGIMO University).

Foreign languages: English and Chinese.

Diplomatic rank: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary since October 2020.

1985: Joined the diplomatic service and held various posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the ministry’s missions abroad.

2011-2016: Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the OSCE, Austria.

March 2016 - September 2019: Director of the Second CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) Department of the Ministry.

Member of the Foreign Ministry Collegium.

September 19, 2019 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.