A. V. YAKOVENKO

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (since 2011), LL.D. (International Law), Professor, Honored Worker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Since 1976 Mr Yakovenko has taken various diplomatic positions in the central office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and abroad. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Rus­ sian Federation (2005–2011). Author of a number books on international space law and of over 200 scholarly publications on international relations and issues of foreign policy, science, education and culture. He is full member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, member of the Space Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the International Institute of Space Law (IISL, Paris), International Academy of Astronautics (IAA, Paris). Mr Yakovenko is Honorary professor of Edinburgh University (Great Britain). Awarded the Orders of Honor, Friendship, medals of the Order of Merit 1st and 2nd class, Commendations of the Government and the President of the Russian Federation.