Ambassador
Nikolay V. Sofinskiy was born in 1958.
In 1980 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).
Nikolay V. Sofinskiy has a PhD in History.
He speaks English and Spanish.
Nikolay V. Sofinskiy joined the diplomatic service in 1990. He has extensive experience in the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs central office and Russian missions abroad.
1995–2000 – Minister-Councellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Spain.
2003–2008 – Consul-General of the Russian Federation in Houston, USA.
2011–2015 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Peru.
2018–2020 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
2020–2023 – Deputy Director of the Latin American Department of the Ministry of Fereign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
He has the diplomatic rank of Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 1st class.
Nikolay V. Sofinskiy is married and has an adult son and a daughter.
