Vladimir Makei

Vladimir Vladimirovich Makei (Belarusian: Уладзі́мір Уладзі́міравіч Маке́й, Uladzimir Uladzimiravič Makiej; born (1958-08-05)August 5, 1958) is a Belarusian politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus since 2012.

Vladimir Makei
Уладзімір Макей
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
20 August 2012
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Prime MinisterMikhail Myasnikovich
Andrei Kobyakov
Syarhey Rumas
Roman Golovchenko
Preceded bySergei Martynov
Personal details
Born (1958-08-05) 5 August 1958
Niekraševičy, Soviet Union
(now Belarus)
Alma materMinsk State Linguistic University
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Belarus
Branch/service Soviet Army
Belarusian Armed Forces
RankColonel

Biography

Vladimir Makei was born in the hamlet of Niekraševičy, Karelichy district, Hrodna voblast, Belarusian SSR. He graduated from the Minsk State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages in 1980.[1][2] He served in the Armed Forces of the USSR and in the Armed Forces of Belarus after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He retired in 1993 as a colonel.[2] In 1993 he graduated from the Austrian Diplomatic Academy.[2] He served in the ministry as secretary of several departments (Information and Humanitarian Cooperation, Analysis and Forecast, Office of the Minister, State Protocol Service).[2] In 1996—1999 he worked in Belarusian embassy in France as a counselor and represented Belarus in the Council of Europe concurrently.[2] In 2000—2008 he was an assistant to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and in 2008—2012 he was the President's Chief of Staff.[2] Since 20 August 2012 he has been Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]

Makei speaks Belarusan, Russian, German and English.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Биографии Юрия Жадобина, Вадима Зайцева и Владимира Макея". naviny.by. Jul 15, 2008. Retrieved Aug 15, 2020.
  2. "Minister and Deputy Ministers". Retrieved Aug 15, 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Sergei Martynov		 Minister of Foreign Affairs
2012–present		 Incumbent



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