Sergey Lavrov, born 21 March 1950, is a Russian diplomat, who has been the Foreign Minister of Russia since 2004.
His nomination to the Foreign Minister's office was approved by two Russian presidents, in 2008 by Dmitry Medvedev and in 2012 by Vladimir Putin.
Prior to that, Lavrov was a Soviet diplomat and Russia's ambassador to the United Nations from 1994 to 2004.
Besides his native Russian, Lavrov speaks English, French, and Sinhala.

Is a political scientist whose specialist field is the study of terrorism.
Currently the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of St Andrews.

Dmitry Livanov is a Russian Doctor of Physics, professor, former rector of Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, and the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation since May 2012.
In 2004-2005, he became director of the scientific-technical and innovation department of the Ministry of Education and Science.
In 2005-2007, he was promoted to Deputy Minister of Education and Science. In 2007, he became rector of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys.
He held this position till 21 May 2012, when he was appointed to the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet.

Chancellor of University of Augsburg

Ms Chernikova has been serving as the NUST MISiS’s Rector since the 21st of May 2012.
She assumed this position after the University’s previous Rector, Mr Dmitry Livanov, was designated the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
In 2008 Ms Chernikova received an advanced academic degree in Economics and was designated the Director of Stary Oskol University MISiS - a position that she held until her current designation. Ms Chernikova is an author of over 60 scientific publications.

Rector of TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Full member of the Russian Academy of Science Mathematics Department, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Section (1997, corresponding member since 1994).
Bureau member of the Russian Academy of Science Mathematics Department (1996).
Member of the Russian Academy of Science Presidium (1996).

President of Venice International University, Ambassador

Anatoly Torkunov, born 26 August 1950, is a Soviet and Russian diplomat and international relations scholar.
The rector of Moscow's State Institute of International Relations, Torkunov is a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
He serves chairman of the United Nations Association of Russia.

Guibert Jose Maria - rector of The University of Deusto

Vladimir Filippov, born 15 April 1951 is the Rector of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia.
Minister of Education of the Russian Federation in 1998–2004.
Doctor in physical and mathematical sciences, professor and academician of the Russian Academy of Education

Luigi Lacche - Rector of the University of Macerata

Mikhail Eskindarov, Rector, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Doctor of Science, E​conomics, Professor, Honored Scholar of the Russian Federation

Rector at the University of Nicosia

Andrei Fursenko, born 17 July 1949 in Leningrad, is a Russian politician, scientist and businessman.
He was the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation from 2004 to 2012.
Aid to the President of Russia

Hirotaka Tateishi - President of Tokyo university of foreign studies

Dr. Vladimir A. Orlov has a PhD in Political Science.
Dr. Orlov’s expertise is in the area of international security and Russia’s foreign policy.
He focuses his research on major threats and challenges to international security.
Dr. Orlov founded PIR Center in 1994 and since then he has been heading the organization’s work in Moscow, currently as PIR Center’s President. Since 2006 he also heads the Center's European branch based in Geneva.
He is Editor-in-Chief of the Security Index journal since 1994

Professor Emeritus at Columbia University

a professor at the University of East Anglia London.
He is the founder and director of the Diplomatic Academy of London, which is composed of student diplomats from more than 84 countries.
He is also a Professor of Diplomatic Studies at Nyenrode Business University in the Netherlands