Andrey Kortunov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of  International Relations in 1979 and completed his postgraduate studies  at the Institute for U.S. and Canada Studies of the USSR Academy of  Sciences in 1982. He holds a PhD in History. Dr. Kortunov completed  internships at the Soviet embassies in London and Washington, and at  the Permanent Delegation of the USSR to the UN. In 1982–1995, Dr  Kortunov held various positions in the Institute for U.S. and Canada  Studies, including Deputy Director. He taught at universities around the  world, including the University of California, Berkeley. In addition, he led  several public organizations involved in higher education, social sciences  and social development. Since 2011, Andrey Kortunov has been the  Director General of RIAC.