The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, celebrates her 50th birthday today, December 24. In the morning she conducts a live broadcast on Sputnik radio.
Recall that Zakharova has been in this post for 10 years — since August 10, 2015. Then she became the first woman in the history of Russia in this position.
Journalists have estimated that over the years of her work as a Foreign Ministry speaker, the diplomat has held 503 briefings with a total duration of 1224 hours, which is 51 days of life.
The diplomat was born on December 24, 1975 in Moscow.