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Gleb Desyatnikov, Russia’s ambassador to Jordan since 2018, has been appointed Assistant Secretary-General for Mine Action and Police in the UN Department of Peace Operations.
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Gleb Desyatnikov, Russia’s ambassador to Jordan, has been appointed the United Nations’ Assistant Secretary-General for Mine Action and Police, a senior role in the Department of Peace Operations. The appointment was announced on 27 October by UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Desyatnikov has served as ambassador to Jordan since 2018. Before that, he was deputy director of Russia’s Foreign Ministry department for the Middle East and North Africa, from 2010 to 2018, and held earlier diplomatic posts focused on the region.
The UN says he has more than 35 years’ experience in international relations, political affairs and security issues. From 1994 to 1997, he undertook several seconded deployments with the UN Special Commission on Iraq. He holds a master’s degree in international relations and is fluent in English and Arabic, in addition to Russian.
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