Herzen University delegation headed by Rector Valery Solomin took part in the ceremony dedicated to Russian Diplomacy Day held in the MarblePalace on 10 February. The ceremony was hosted by Vladimir Zapevalov, Head of the MFA Office in St. Petersburg, who praised the work of the consular offices in St. Petersburg at a difficult time in international relations. A telegram of congratulations from Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, was read out. Participants were welcomed by Georgiy Poltavchenko, Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of Leningrad region, Lubov Sovershaeva, Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary for Northwest Russia.