Deyatnikov has been Russia’s ambassador since 2018
Sergey Deyatnikov has been appointed as the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Mine Action and Police. Since 2018, he has served as Russia’s ambassador to Jordan. Deyatnikov possesses over 35 years of experience in international relations, political affairs, and security, primarily within governmental circles and in multilateral diplomacy, particularly in conflict-affected regions.
Before his ambassadorship, he held the position of Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2018. Additionally, he served as a senior advisor on Middle Eastern affairs at the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN in New York from 2004 to 2010.
Deyatnikov’s earlier roles in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also included responsibility for political issues concerning Iraq and Jordan. Between 1994 and 1997, he participated in several assignments to the UN Special Commission on Iraq.
