# Sergei Ryabkov
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{{Short description|Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Sergei Ryabkov.jpg
| caption = Ryabkov in 2016
| office = [Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Russia))
| term_start = 15 August 2008
| term_end =
| prime_minister = [Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin)
[Dmitry Medvedev](/source/Dmitry_Medvedev)
[Mikhail Mishustin](/source/Mikhail_Mishustin)
| minister = [Sergei Lavrov](/source/Sergei_Lavrov)
| predecessor =
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|7|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Leningrad](/source/Leningrad), [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union)
| spouse =
| children = 2
| party =
| native_name_lang = ru
| native_name = {{nobold|Сергей Рябков}}
}}
'''Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov''' ({{langx|ru|Сергей Алексеевич Рябков}}; born 8 July 1960) is a Russian diplomat, currently serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the [Russian Federation](/source/Russian_Federation) since 2008.[{{cite web |url=http://www.silobreaker.com/biography-for-sergey-ryabkov-5_2261412370460966912_4 |title=Biography for Sergey Ryabkov - Silobreaker |accessdate=28 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312041821/http://www.silobreaker.com/biography-for-sergey-ryabkov-5_2261412370460966912_4 |archivedate=12 March 2012 }}]
==Early life and education==
Ryabkov was born in Leningrad in 1960. At age 22, in 1982, he graduated from the [Moscow State Institute of International Relations](/source/Moscow_State_Institute_of_International_Relations). Upon graduation, he immediately joined the [Russian Foreign Ministry](/source/Russian_Foreign_Ministry).
==Career==
[[File:Deputy Secretary Sherman Meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabko (51341721940).jpg|thumb|Ryabkov meets with US Deputy Secretary of State [Wendy Sherman](/source/Wendy_Sherman) in Geneva on 28 July 2021]]
In 1995, he worked in the Foreign Ministry's Department of European Co-operation. In 2002, he worked as Minister-Counselor at the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC. In 2006, he returned to Moscow and was appointed head of his former department (the Department of European Co-operation). He was designated Deputy Foreign Minister in 2008.
In January 2022 when asked about the possibility of Russian military deployment to [Cuba](/source/Cuba) or [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela), Ryabkov said "it all depends on the actions by our US counterparts".[{{cite news |title=Russia's talk of troops in Latin America called 'bluster' |url=https://apnews.com/article/europe-russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-moscow-473d4b2eebff4dc59d8e7dff9e8653ba |work=Associated Press |date=14 January 2022}}]
On 28 December 2021, U.S. and Russia announced bilateral talks would take place in [Geneva](/source/Geneva) on 10 January 2022, to discuss concerns about their respective military activity and to confront [rising tensions over Ukraine](/source/2021%E2%80%932022_Russo-Ukrainian_crisis).[{{Cite news|last1=Hunnicutt|first1=Trevor|last2=Osborn|first2=Andrew|date=28 December 2021|title=U.S., Russia set for Jan 10 security talks amid Ukraine tensions|language=en|work=[Reuters](/source/Reuters)|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us-russian-officials-set-security-talks-jan-10-us-official-2021-12-28/}}] The talks were led by Ryabkov and [U.S. Deputy Secretary of State](/source/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_State), [Wendy Sherman](/source/Wendy_Sherman).[{{Cite news|date=9 January 2022|title=Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov|work=U.S. Department of State|url=https://www.state.gov/deputy-secretary-shermans-meeting-with-russian-deputy-foreign-minister-ryabkov/}}] Ryabkov said Russia has "no intention of attacking, staging an offensive on or invading Ukraine."[{{cite news |title=Joe Biden thinks Russia will attack Ukraine – but will face a 'stiff price' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/19/russia-could-act-against-ukraine-at-any-moment-says-us |work=The Guardian |date=20 January 2022}}]
In 2024, he said that Russia was considering all options when it came to nuclear testing in response to President-elect Donald Trump's position on the issue.[{{cite news |title=Russia warns the United States on possible nuclear testing under Trump |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-warns-united-states-possible-nuclear-testing-under-trump-2024-12-27 |access-date=27 December 2024 |publisher=Reuters}}]
==Personal life==
Ryabkov speaks English fluently and frequently gives interviews to English-speaking media organizations. Ryabkov, for example, often appears on the channel [RT](/source/RT_(TV_network)). He often speaks for the Foreign Ministry in commenting on nuclear and other disarmament negotiations, specifically such things as the [New START](/source/New_START) treaty.
He is married and has two children.[{{cite web | url= https://www.mid.ru/ru/about/structure/deputy_ministers/579808/?lang=en | title= Ryabkov Sergey Alexeevich | publisher = [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Russia)) | accessdate = 10 January 2022}}]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY3hxRXYe4k&feature=channel_video_title "Spotlight: Russia-US: Setting a new agenda"] published on 1 April 2009 [RT (TV network)](/source/RT_(TV_network)) [YouTube](/source/YouTube)
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Category:1960 births
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Category:Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni
Category:Deputy foreign ministers of Russia
Category:Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russian Federation)
Category:Politicians from Saint Petersburg
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