Vladimir Chizhov
Vladimir Alekseyevich Chizhov (; born on 3 December 1953) is a Russian politician and diplomat. He has been a member of the Federation Council from the executive authority of the Republic of Karelia since 27 September 2022. He was the Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Union from 2005 to 2022. Before that, he was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2005. Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Chizhov has been sanctioned by the European Union and Switzerland. Biography Vladimir Chizhov was born in Moscow on 3 December 1953. In 1976, he graduated with honors from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and went to work at the USSR Foreign Ministry. Chizhov can speak English, Greek and French. He worked in the embassies of the USSR and Russia in Greece and Cyprus. He has held senior positions in various departments of the Russian Foreign Ministry. He dealt with relations with European countries, issues of conflict resolution. In 1976, he was an employee of the Soviet Embassy in Athens, Greece. In 1981, he became an employee of the Fifth European Department of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1985 to 1992, he was an employee