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 | | Yury V. Ushakov became ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States on Jan. 21, 1999. |
 | | From 1992 until 1993, Ambassador Ushakov was the head of the Division of Security and Cooperation in Europe, MOFA of the Russian Federation. |
 | | From 1994 to 1996, he maintained the position of director of Directorate of All-European Cooperation, MOFA, of the Russian Federation in charge of the OSCE, European Union, NATO, WEU, Council of Europe, and the European regional organizations. |
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