Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Istanbul

Aleksei Shved was born on 31 December 1978 in Kostroma (USSR/Russia).

Education: Minsk State Linguistic University/Interpretation Faculty, 2000, Degree in Interpretation/Translation.

2001 — 2004     –    Third, then Second Secretary, State Protocol Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Belarus

2004 — Dec 2007     –    Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the United Kingdom

Jan 2008 — 2011     –    First Secretary, then Head for Information Support, Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Belarus

2011 — 2014     –    Consul, Consulate General of the Republic of Belarus in Gdansk (Republic of Poland)

2014 — 2015     –    Counsellor, European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Belarus

2015 — 2017     –    Head for Investment and Projects, Foreign Economic Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Belarus

June 2018 till now — Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Istanbul

Other than native languages, Aleksei Shved speaks English, French, and Polish.