Vitaly Churkin
Russian diplomat and former child actor
Died when: 64 years 365 days (779 months)Star Sign: Pisces
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Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin (Russian: ????´??? ???´????? ??´????, IPA: [v??'tal??j ?'van?v??t? 't?urk??n]; 21 February 1952 – 20 February 2017) was a Russian diplomat and former child actor.
Churkin served as Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 until his death in 2017.Previously he was Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (2003–2006), Ambassador to Canada (1998–2003), Ambassador to Belgium and Liaison Ambassador to NATO and WEU (1994–1998), Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the talks on Former Yugoslavia (1992–1994), Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR/Russian Federation (1990–1992).
Churkin was fluent in English, French and Mongolian.
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