Person    | Male  Born 23/8/1949 

Grigory B. Karasin

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: Russia

Grigory Borisovich Karasin was born on 23 August 1949 in Moscow, Russia and was his country's ambassador to the United Kingdom from March 2000 to June 2005. His Wikipedia page gives details of his career.

His forename is sometimes spelt 'Grigori'.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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