In 1980, Vladimir V. Lebedev graduated from MGIMO University. In 1985, he defended his PhD thesis on the topic “Social methods of influence in the activities of US diplomacy”. In 1981–1996, he served as a diplomat at the Central Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and its missions abroad. From 1996 to 1998, he worked in the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, the last his position was Assistant Secretary on Foreign Affairs. In 1979-1981, he worked in MGIMO Center for International Studies. In 1998-1999, he was the Deputy Director of the Center for National Security Problems of Russia at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Since 1999, he has been working in the Office of the Mayor and the Government of Moscow. In 2000-2013, he held the positions of the Deputy Head of the Department of International Relations of Moscow and the Deputy Head of the Department of External Economic and International Relations of Moscow. Since 2013, he has been the Director of the State Institution “Moscow House of the Compatriot”. Since December 2013, he has been the Advisor to the Mayor of Moscow. He has the rank of 3rd class Active State Advisor of the Russian Federation.
Member of the “Trialogue” Club International since 2022.
