Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (Russian: ?????´? ??´???????? ?????´?, pronounced [s??r'g?ej 'v?ikt?r?v??t? ??v'rof]; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat and politician.
In office since 2004, he is the Foreign Minister of Russia.
Previously, he was the Russian Representative to the UN, serving from 1994 to 2004.