Grigory Borisovich Karasin (Russian: Григорий Борисович Карасин) (born 23 August 1949 in Moscow)[1] is a career diplomat and is currently the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia,[1]
Karasin graduated from the Institute of Oriental Languages at Moscow State University in 1971,[1] and went on to work in various diplomatic posts in the central offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and abroad.[1]
From March 2000 - June 2005, Karasin was the Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom,[1] and returned to Moscow in June 2005 to take up the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he still currently holds.[1]
Karasin speaks Russian, English, Hausa and French.[1]