RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IN THE PHILIPPINES

MR. IGOR ANATOLYEVICH KHOVAEV

Personal Background

 Born in 1962 (55 years old)

 Fluent in English, French and Vietnamese
 Married, with an adult daughter

Educational Background

 Graduated from the:

1. Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1988

2. Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation in 1995

Work Experiences

 Joined the diplomatic service in 1988.

 Worked in:

1. the Consulate General in Vungtau, Vietnam (1988-1992)

2. International Missions in the former Yugoslavia (ICFY Mission to Serbia
and Montenegro – 1996
3. OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1997-1998)
4. the Embassy to Turkey (1999-2003)

 2005-2010 – Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of Russia to Vietnam

 2010-2015 – Deputy Director, Third Asian Department, MFA of Russia
 Designated as the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of
the Philippines by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No.
107 of March 2, 2015
 Diplomatic rank – Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, II Class