MOSCOW, Aug 9 Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded several employees of the Office of the Federation Council for merits in ensuring the activities of the chamber and impeccable public service, the corresponding document is published on the official portal of legal information.
Ekaterina Tarasova, Head of Staff of the Committee of the Federation Council on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Affairs of the North, was awarded the medal of the Order «For Merit to the Fatherland» I degree.
Besides, the medal of the Order «For Services to the Fatherland» 2nd degree was awarded to: Vladislav Ponomarenko, head of the press service of the Federation Council, Anna Kalmykova, head of the secretariat of the head of the staff of the Federation Council.
Tatyana Yarovets, Head of the Department for Organizational Support of the Federation Council Staff, was awarded the 25th Years Badge of Distinction «For Irreproachable Service».
Putin also expressed gratitude to other members of the staff of the Federation Council for merits in ensuring the activities of the upper house of the Russian parliament and impeccable public service.
Thus, gratitude is declared to Maria Shcherbatkina, head of the secretariat of the vice-speaker of the chamber, Galina Karelova. In addition, the following received gratitude: the head of the apparatus of the committee of the Federation Council on agrarian policy Mikhail Orlov, the deputy head of the apparatus of the committee of the Federation Council on social policy Irina Surkova, the head of the financial department of the apparatus of the Federation Council Ksenia Khapalova.