Aleksandr Matsegora
Alexander Matsegora | |
|---|---|
Александр Мацегора | |
| Russian Ambassador to North Korea | |
| In office 26 December 2014 – 6 December 2025 | |
| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Timonin |
| Succeeded by | TBD Vladimir Topekha (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1955 Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 6 December 2025 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | MGIMO |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Awards | Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Friendship DPRK Order of Friendship |
Aleksandr Ivanovich Matsegora (Russian: Александр Иванович Мацегора; 21 November 1955 – 6 December 2025) was a Soviet and Russian diplomat who served as Ambassador of Russia to North Korea from 2014 until his death in 2025.
Life and career
Matsegora was born in 1955, in Odessa, Soviet Ukraine.
In 1978, he graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was in diplomatic service from 1999 onwards.[1] From 2005 to 2006, he served as head of department in the First Department of Asia of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2006 to 2011, he served as Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of Russia in the DPRK. From 2011 to 2014, he served as deputy director of the First Department of Asia of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From 26 December 2014 until his death, he served as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to North Korea.[2] He presented his credentials on 9 March 2015.[3] In December 2024 he hosted a reception to mark the signing of the North Korean–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.[4][5] He spoke Russian, Korean and English.
Matsegora died on 6 December 2025, at the age of 70, having made his last public appearance on 2 December.[6][7] A close link to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his death was characterised as sudden, and his cause of death was undisclosed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ "Мацегора, Александр Иванович" (in Russian). TASS. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "МАЦЕГОРА АЛЕКСАНДР ИВАНОВИЧ назначен Чрезвычайным и Полномочным Послом Российской Федерации в Корейской Народно-Демократической Республике" (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Александр Мацегора. Последние новости на сегодня" (in Russian). Pravda. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Russian Ambassador to DPRK Hosts Reception". 11 December 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "조선민주주의인민공화국과 로씨야련방사이의 포괄적인 전략적동반자관계에 관한 조약비준에 즈음하여 로씨야특명전권대사 연회 마련" (in Korean). DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Russia's Ambassador in North Korea Dies at 70". The Moscow Times. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Умер посол РФ в КНДР Александр Мацегора". TACC (in Russian). 8 December 2025.
- ^ Park, Sun-min (10 December 2025). "Russian Ambassador, Close Link to Kim Jong-un, Dies Suddenly". The Chosun Daily.
- ^ "Long-serving Russian envoy to North Korea dies". France 24. 9 December 2025.
- ^ "Russia's Ambassador in North Korea Dies at 70". The Moscow Times. 8 December 2025.