Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Кисля́к; IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ kʲɪˈslʲak]; born 7 September 1950) is a Russian senior diplomat who served as Russia's Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2017. From 2003–2008, he was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and from 1998–2003, he served as Russia's Ambassador to Belgium and Russia's Head of Mission to NATO.Dubbed "the diplomat's diplomat" by CNN, Kislyak was Russia's top presence in the U.S. during his nine-year tenure in Washington, D.C., a period of increasing political tension between the two countries. Kislyak became a key figure in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, receiving significant media coverage while denying that Russia was behind the hacking of the Democratic National Committee. However, Kislyak's meetings with advisers to then President-elect Donald Trump became a subject of investigation by U.S. intelligence officials. In May 2017, Trump held a meeting with Kislyak and Sergei Lavrov and disclosed classified information about ISIS, an incident which was leaked to the press and became a major scandal. Wikipedia
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