Sergey Kapinos
Senior Lecturer
About
Education:
• Lviv Specialized Gymnasium for Gifted Children (instruction in Russian and English; Certificate of English Language Translator; 1973)
• Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs – International Economic Relations, MBA (1978)
• Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation – Master’s degree in International Law (1992)
• Training Center of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1982–1984) and Advanced Training Courses of the Moscow Diplomatic Academy (June 2000)
• Relevant OSCE and UN training programmes, including two leadership programmes and the UNITAR–IPI Fellowship Programme in Peacekeeping and Preventive Diplomacy
Professional experience:
• 1978–1982 – Assistant to the Ambassador, Embassy of the USSR in Pakistan
• 1982–1985 – Attaché, South Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
• 1985–1990 – Attaché, Third Secretary, Vice-Consul, Consulate General of the USSR in Bombay (Mumbai), India
• 1990–1992 – Postgraduate Student, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 1992 – First Secretary, Department of Western and Southern Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• 1992–1997 – Counsellor, Head of the Economic Section, Embassy of the Russian Federation in India
• 1997–1999 – Senior Counsellor, Department for Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• 1999–2003 – Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Armenia
• 2003–2007 – Deputy Head of the 4th CIS Department (South Caucasus), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• 2007–2011 – Ambassador, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan
• 2012–2016 – Ambassador, Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek; Chair of the Board of Trustees of the OSCE Academy
• 2016–2021 – Representative, UNODC Regional Office for South Asia
• Lviv Specialized Gymnasium for Gifted Children (instruction in Russian and English; Certificate of English Language Translator; 1973)
• Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs – International Economic Relations, MBA (1978)
• Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation – Master’s degree in International Law (1992)
• Training Center of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1982–1984) and Advanced Training Courses of the Moscow Diplomatic Academy (June 2000)
• Relevant OSCE and UN training programmes, including two leadership programmes and the UNITAR–IPI Fellowship Programme in Peacekeeping and Preventive Diplomacy
Professional experience:
• 1978–1982 – Assistant to the Ambassador, Embassy of the USSR in Pakistan
• 1982–1985 – Attaché, South Asia Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
• 1985–1990 – Attaché, Third Secretary, Vice-Consul, Consulate General of the USSR in Bombay (Mumbai), India
• 1990–1992 – Postgraduate Student, Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 1992 – First Secretary, Department of Western and Southern Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• 1992–1997 – Counsellor, Head of the Economic Section, Embassy of the Russian Federation in India
• 1997–1999 – Senior Counsellor, Department for Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• 1999–2003 – Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Armenia
• 2003–2007 – Deputy Head of the 4th CIS Department (South Caucasus), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• 2007–2011 – Ambassador, Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan
• 2012–2016 – Ambassador, Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek; Chair of the Board of Trustees of the OSCE Academy
• 2016–2021 – Representative, UNODC Regional Office for South Asia
Scientific interests
- International Law
- Diplomatic and Consular Law
- Foreign Policy Decision-Making
- Negotiation Process in International Relations
- The Art of Negotiation and Deal-Making