International Association of Public Diplomacy Experts

About the Association

IAPDE was founded in February 2024. The association brings together experienced diplomats, as well as intellectuals and personalities in education and arts.

The goals of the association are:

  • To fully support the promotion of Russia’s intellectual, cultural, scientific and business potential abroad;
  • To create and develop a common international space of consensus in public diplomacy;
  • To strengthen our country’s advanced image on the world stage;
  • To make an independent contribution to establish a multipolar world order using the association's unique expertise.

IAPDE LEADERSHIP

Arthur M. Khachatryan

President
Public and political figure, PhD In Law

Purnima Anand

Vice President
President of the International Forum "BRICS"

Vladimir V. Grachev

Vice President
Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
1st Class, Active State Counsellor, 2nd class, Doctor of political science

Vladimir F. Zaemsky

Vice President

Yan A. Burlyay

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Professor Emeritus of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Doctor of political science, Professor at the Department of Diplomacy of MGIMO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
Director of the Ibero-American Programs Center at Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU), Honored Professor of MSLU

David V. Mnatsakanyan

Chief Advisor to the President
Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 2nd class, Composer

Alexander M. Kramarenko

Vice President
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Vladimir P. Mikhailov

Vice President
Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
1st class

Igor A. Shpynov

Vice President
Counsellor, 1st class, Head of "Eurasian Peoples' Assembly" International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations Department

Igor N. Shcherbak

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honored Worker of the Russian Foreign Ministry,
PhD in History

Nikolai D. Smirnov

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Pavel A. Sergiev

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
PhD in History

Shamil D. Utoyev

Bahtiyar M. Khakimov

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
2nd Class
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