PIR Center congratulates friends and colleagues who celebrated their birthdays in March!

April 2, 2026

On behalf of PIR Center, we would like to extend our heartfelt birthday greetings to our esteemed friends and colleagues! May this day mark the beginning of new, bright accomplishments, and may inspiring opportunities and professional victories await you ahead. We wish you good health, optimism, and strength to achieve your goals. May your efforts and achievements always receive the recognition they deserve, and may each step lead you to new heights!

Stepanov, Oleg V., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Canada, PIR Center Advisory Board Member since 2023.

Nazarkin, Yuri K., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (retired); Professor and Honorary Doctor of International Relations (honoris causa) at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations (GSD); PIR Center Advisory Board Member since 2021.

Volchinskaya, Elena K., PhD in Economics; Chief Specialist for Information Law in Federal Notary Chamber; PIR Center Advisory Board Member since 2015.

Belousov Andrey I., Second Class Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary; Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation in Geneva, responsible for arms control, disarmament and nonproliferation issues (2019-2025); Ambassador-at-Large at the MFA of the Russian Federation (since 2025); PIR Center Advisory Board Member since 2024.

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Tuzmukhamedov, Bakhtiyar R., PhD in Law; Professor of International Law; Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation; Vice-President of the Russian Association of International Law; Member of the International Committee against Torture; PIR Center Advisory Board Member since 2001.

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