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Alexander Vershbow

Diplomat · Politician

Alexander Vershbow is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Alexander Vershbow · Александер Вершбоу · Александр Вершбоу · الكسندر فيرشبو · الکساندر ورشبو · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Alexander R. Vershbow · Alexander Russell Vershbow · Sandy Vershbow · Вершбоу А. · Вершбоу Александр · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	アレクサンダー・バーシュボウ · 亚历山大·R·弗什博 · 亞歷山大·佛希保				[sources]
Birth date	1952-07-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Boston				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Alexander				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q484005				[sources]
Position	United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2001-2005) · United States Permanent Representative to NATO (1998-2001) · ambassador				[sources]
Education	Columbia University (1976) · School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University · Yale University (1974)				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-18	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

American diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Arthur Vershbow Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,051

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,150

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,442

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