Vladimir Makei
| Vladimir Makei Уладзімір Макей | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Assumed office 20 August 2012 | |
| Prime Minister |
Mikhail Myasnikovich Andrei Kobyakov |
| Preceded by | Sergei Martynov |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 August 1958 Niekraševičy, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
| Alma mater | Minsk State Linguistic University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union Belarus |
| Service/branch |
Soviet Army Belarusian Armed Forces |
| Rank | Colonel |
Vladimir Makei (Belarusian: Уладзімір Уладзіміравіч Макей, Uladzimir Uladzimiravich Makei; born August 5, 1958) is a Belarusian politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus since 2012.
Vladimir Makei was born in village Niekraševičy, Karelichy district, Hrodna voblast, Belarusian SSR. He graduated from the Minsk State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages in 1980.[1][2] He served in the Armed Forces of the USSR and in the Armed Forces of Belarus after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He retired in 1993 as a colonel.[2] In 1993 he graduated from the Austrian Diplomatic Academy.[2] He served in the ministry as secretary of several departments (Information and Humanitarian Cooperation, Analysis and Forecast, Office of the Minister, State Protocol Service).[2] In 1996—1999 he worked in Belarusian embassy in France as a counselor and represented Belarus in the Council of Europe concurrently.[2] In 2000—2008 he was an assistant to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and in 2008—2012 he was the President's Chief of Staff.[2] Since 20 August 2012 he has been Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]
Makei speaks German and English.[2]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sergei Martynov |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2012–present |
Incumbent |