Maxim Ryzhenkov
Maxim Ryzhenkov | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2024 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Preceded by | Sergei Aleinik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1972 |
Maxim Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov (Russian: Максим Владимирович Рыженков; born 19 June 1972) is a Belarusian politician serving as minister of foreign affairs since 2024.[1]
Buiography
Ryzhenkov graduated from the Belarusian State University in 1994 and from the Presidential Academy of Public Administration in 2003. From 2016 to 2024, he served as first deputy head of the presidential administration.[2] He is also the president of the Belarusian Basketball Federation.[3]
International sanctions
Following the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, Ryzhenkov was added to the various sanctions lists, first by the Baltic states in late August 2020,[4][5] then by the European Union,[6] the United Kingdom,[7] and Canada[8] in June 2021, and shortly thereafter by Switzerland,[9] and several EU-aligned countries.[10]
References
- ^ "Рыженков назначен министром иностранных дел Беларуси" (in Russian). Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus H.E. Maxim Ryzhenkov". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ "Executive Board". Belarusian Basketball Federation.
- ^ "Ārlietu ministrs Edgars Rinkēvičs iekļauj 30 Baltkrievijas pilsoņus Latvijai nevēlamu personu sarakstā" (in Latvian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia. 31 August 2020.
- ^ "The sanctions of the Government of the Republic in view of the situation in Belarus". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
- ^ Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus
- ^ "Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK" (PDF). Gov.uk.
- ^ "Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations: SOR/2021-154". Canada Gazette.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sanctions: Ordinance on measures against Belarus". Federal Council of Switzerland. 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1031 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus". Council of Europe. 13 July 2021.