His Excellency Marat Ignatyevich Pavlov

Born in 1955

Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1978 and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in 1991

Joined the diplomatic service in 1978. Took various diplomatic positions in the central office and abroad

2007-2013 – Counselor, Senior Counselor of the Embassy of Russia to Italy

2013-2015 – Chief Counselor of the Fourth European Department, MFA of Russia

2015-2020 – Consul General in Genova (the Italian Republic)

Designated as the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 577 of September 21, 2020

Diplomatic rank – Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, II Class

Fluent in English and Italian

Married, with two adult sons