Sergei Alexandrovich Ordzhonikidze is a Russian diplomat. He was the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva from 2002 to 2011.
Occupation
diplomat
Citizenship
Russia
Born
March 14, 1946
Overview
Sergei Alexandrovich Ordzhonikidze (; born 14 March 1946 in Moscow) is a Russian diplomat. He was the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva from 2002 to 2011.
Early life and education
He was born in Moscow in early 1946. His mother, Eteri (1923-2010), was the adopted daughter of Georgian-Soviet revolutionary Sergo Ordzhonikidze. His father was Alexander Sergeevich Piradov, a Soviet ambassador from Tbilisi. Ordzhonikidze finished his study in the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1969 and completed his postgraduate studies in International Law at the Diplomatic Academy of Moscow in 1978. He is fluent in English and Spanish, and knows how to speak French.
Early career
