{{Short description|Russian scientist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} [[File:Bedritskiy.jpeg|right|thumb|Bedritsky in 2010]] '''Alexander Ivanovich Bedritsky''' (in Russian: Александр Иванович Бедрицкий; born 10 July 1947) was the former president of the [[World Meteorological Organization]], a position he had held from 2003 to 2011. In 2009 he was appointed as President [[Dmitry Medvedev]]'s advisor on climate change.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90853/6826724.html|title=Medvedev appoints presidential advisor for climate change |date=27 November 2009|work=People's Daily |accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>
In the past, he was the Director of the [[Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and environmental monitoring]] – The Roshydromet (1993–2009). He was given the 2014 [[International Meteorological Organization Prize]].<ref>{{cite web |title=International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize |url=https://wmo.int/international-meteorological-organization-imo-prize |website=World Meteorological Organization |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
Since 25 January 2010 he is the special envoy of the [[President of Russia]] for climate affairs.
He has the federal state civilian service rank of [[1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation]].<ref>{{cite act|type=Decree|index=1328|date=1 October 1999|legislature=[[President of Russia]]|title=О присвоении квалификационных разрядов федеральным государственным служащим Федеральной службы России по гидрометеорологии и мониторингу окружающей среды|language=ru|url=http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?searchres=&bpas=cd00000&a3=102000503&a3type=1&a3value=&a6=102000070&a6type=1&a6value=&a15=&a15type=1&a15value=&a7type=1&a7from=&a7to=&a7date=01.10.1999&a8=1328&a8type=1&a1=&a0=&a16=&a16type=1&a16value=&a17=&a17type=1&a17value=&a4=&a4type=1&a4value=&a23=&a23type=1&a23value=&textpres=&sort=7&x=70&y=17}}</ref>
==Honours and awards== *[[Order For Merit to the Fatherland]] 4th class *[[Order of Courage (Russia)|Order of Courage]] *[[Medal "For Labour Valour"]] *[[Medal "Veteran of Labour"]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://state.kremlin.ru/persons/51 Berditsky on the Kremlin site]
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