Rogério Araújo Adolfo Herbert is a Guinea-Bissauan diplomat and is the current Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to the Russian Federation, presenting his Letter of Credence to then-President of Russia Boris Yeltsin on 14 August 1997.[1] As the longest-serving Ambassador in Moscow, Herbert holds the unofficial title of Dean of the Diplomatic Corps.[2]
In January 2005, Herbert was taken hostage by up to 100 Guinea-Bissauan students who were studying in Russia. The students claimed that the 200-odd Guinea-Bissauan students studying in Russia had not received their US$60 per month stipend, and would hold Herbert hostage until such time as their arrears were paid.[3]
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edit- ^ "Список руководителей дипломатических и консульских представительств зарубежных государств в России". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 11 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Verkhoturov, Dmitry. Россию ждет конституционный переворот? (in Russian). IBK.ru. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "African envoy seized in Moscow". BBC News. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
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