Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on August 3, local time, appointing Dmitry Dogadkin as Russia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria. According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Dogadkin has been working in diplomacy since 1990 and has held various positions at the headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at foreign embassies and consulates. From 2010 to 2013, he was Minister Counsellor at the Russian Embassy in Syria. On July 10, Putin signed a presidential decree dismissing Dogadkin as ambassador to Qatar.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree on August 3, local time, appointing Dmitry Dogadkin as Russia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria. According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Dogadkin has been working in diplomacy since 1990 and has held various positions at the headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at foreign embassies and consulates. From 2010 to 2013, he was Minister Counsellor at the Russian Embassy in Syria. On July 10, Putin signed a presidential decree dismissing Dogadkin as ambassador to Qatar.