Ryabkov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1982. He has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the central office as well as on a number of overseas diplomatic missions. Ryabkov headed of the [[OSCE]] (Organization of Security Cooperation in Europe) division of the Department of European Cooperation. From 2002 to 2005 he served as the senior counselor of the Russian embassy in the [[United States]] and counselor-envoy of the Russian embassy in the US. Returning to [[Moscow]], he served as the Director of the Department of European Cooperation. He is a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. He has also served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation and is the recipient of several state awards.<ref>https://russiancouncil.ru/en/sergey-ryabkov/?ysclid=lqir4z96ek180832574</ref> | Ryabkov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) in 1982. He has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the central office as well as on a number of overseas diplomatic missions. Ryabkov headed of the [[OSCE]] (Organization of Security Cooperation in Europe) division of the Department of European Cooperation. From 2002 to 2005 he served as the senior counselor of the Russian embassy in the [[United States]] and counselor-envoy of the Russian embassy in the US. Returning to [[Moscow]], he served as the Director of the Department of European Cooperation. He is a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. He has also served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation and is the recipient of several state awards.<ref>https://russiancouncil.ru/en/sergey-ryabkov/?ysclid=lqir4z96ek180832574</ref> |