Smaïl Chergui Explained

Birth Date:	4 September 1956
Birth Place:	Algeria
Nationality:	Algerian

Smaïl Chergui (born 4 September 1956) is an Algerian diplomat and is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Russian Federation since December 2001.^[1]

Previous to his posting to Moscow, Chergui held positions as the Algerian Consul-General in Geneva and Ambassador to Ethiopia.^[2]

In 2013, he was elected as the African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.kremlin.ru/text/docs/2009/01/211763.shtml. ru:Послы иностранных государств, вручившие верительные грамоты Президенту России. 16 January 2009. Presidential Press and Information Office. 2009-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20120222042444/http://www.kremlin.ru/text/docs/2009/01/211763.shtml. 2012-02-22. dead. ru.
2. News: Introducing a New Ambassador . October 2008. Diplomat. 2009-03-03.
3. Web site: Algerian Smail Chergui re-elected AU Commissioner for Peace, Security.