Ambassador Vladimir Tarabrin, born in 1957, is a seasoned diplomat with an extensive career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR/Russian Federation starting from 1979. A graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Ambassador Tarabrin has dedicated his life to serving his country in various capacities on the international stage.
From 1998 to 2002, he was the Senior Counsellor and Legal Advisor of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in New York, also serving as the Alternate Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Security Council. He then advanced to become a Deputy Director of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2008.
Mr. Tarabrin’s ambassadorial career took off in 2008 when he was appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Gabonese Republic, a position he held until 2013. Following this, he served as Ambassador at large on international anti-corruption cooperation until 2017. His expertise in managing crises was recognized when he became the Director of the Department-Crisis Situation Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2019.
Most recently, from 2019 to 2023, Ambassador Tarabrin was appointed as the Special Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for international anti-terrorist cooperation and Director of the Department on the Issues of New Challenges and Threats.
He presented his credentials to Willem Alexander King of the Netherlands on January 31, 2024, he has been serving since then as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Ambassador Tarabrin’s contributions to international diplomacy have been recognized through various state awards. Ambassador Tarabrin is not only a diplomat but also a family man, married with an adult son. He is multilingual, fluent in English and French, showcasing his versatility and capability to engage on the global stage.
Photography by Frank van Beek courtesy of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in The Hague.
