Aleksandr Matsegora

Aleksandr Ivanoich Matsegora (Russian: Александр Иванович Мацегора; born 21 November 1955) is a Soviet and Russian diplomat who serves as Ambassador of Russia to North Korea since 2014.

Aleksandr Matsegora
Александр Мацегора
Russian Ambassador to North Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 December 2014
President	Vladimir Putin
Preceded by	Aleksandr Timonin
Personal details
Born	(1955-11-21)21 November 1955 Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	MGIMO
Occupation	Diplomat
Awards	Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Friendship DPRK Order of Friendship

Biography

In 1978 he graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Has been in diplomatic service since 1999.^[1] From 2005 to 2006 he served as head of department in the First Department of Asia of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2006 to 2011 he served as Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of Russia in the DPRK. From 2011 to 2014 he served as deputy director of the First Department of Asia of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since December 26, 2014 he serves as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to North Korea.^[2] He presented his credentials on March 9, 2015^[3] In December 2024 he hosted a reception to mark the signature of the North Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.^[4][5] He speaks Korean and English.