Dmitry Peskov — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin (since 2012)
Graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University (1989)
Served as first deputy press secretary of the Russian president (2004-2008)
Held diplomatic positions at the Soviet and Russian embassies in Ankara, Turkey (1990-2000)
Joined the Soviet Foreign Ministry in 1989

Biography

Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov, born October 17, 1967, in Moscow, is a Russian diplomat and currently serves as the spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin since 2012. He graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University in 1989, specializing in History and Eastern studies, and joined the Soviet Foreign Ministry in the same year. His father, Sergey, was also a Russian ambassador.