Andrey Ivanovich Denisov (Russian: Андре́й Ива́нович Дени́сов; born October 3, 1952) is a Russian diplomat, who served as the Russian Ambassador to China from April 22, 2013 to September 13, 2022. He is fluent in Chinese, as well as English, apart from his native language.
Career Timeline
From 1973 to 1981, he was translator, as well as an economic and trade representative of the Soviet Union in China.
From 2006 to 2013, he was the First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation.[2]
From 2013 to 2022, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the People's Republic of China.[3][4]
Since 2022 — senator from the executive branch of the Saratov region.[5]
Sanctions
Sanctioned by Canada under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security.[6] and in December 2022 the EU sanctioned Andrey Denisov in relation to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]