Ambassador

H.E. MR. NIKOLAI VLADIMIROVICH KRASILNIKOV

appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Zimbabwe and to the Republic of Malawi by the Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation No.297 of June 26, 2019 and No.362 of August 01, 2019

Born: July 06, 1967 

Education: 1991 – Graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).

Language Skills: English and Swahili.

Diplomatic Career: 

1994-1998 – Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Zambia; 

2000-2001 – Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Namibia; 

2001-2005 – Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; 

2007‑2008 – Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of South Africa; 

2008-2012 – Embassy of the Russian Federation in the United States of America; 

2014-2019 – Deputy Director of the Department of Africa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Married with two daughters and a son.