Background
Sobolev, Mikhail Arkadievich was born on September 8, 1937 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Son of Arkady Aleksandrovich and Larissa Petrovna (Mitrofanova) Sobolev.
Sobolev, Mikhail Arkadievich was born on September 8, 1937 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Son of Arkady Aleksandrovich and Larissa Petrovna (Mitrofanova) Sobolev.
Diploma in History, Lomonosov State University, Moscow, 1960. Diploma in Diplomacy, Diplomatic Academy, Moscow, 1978.
Clerk, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow, 1961-1962; translator P-2, P-3, United Nations Secretariat, New York City, 1963-1969; chief revisor (-3, P-4, United Nations Industrial Development Organization Secretariat, Vienna, 1967-1969; 2d, 1st secretary, Embassy of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, London, 1971-1976; counsellor, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow, 1978-1980; head of section, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow, 1984-1989; counsellor, Embassy of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Dublin, 1980-1984; ambassador, Embassy of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Georgetown, Guyana, 1989-1991; ambassador to Guyana and Trinidad, Embassy of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Georgetown, Guyana, since 1991.
Married Marina Oganesovna Baroyan, November 20, 1960. Children: Oganes, Kirill.