Secretary, Security Council Nikolay Platonovich Patrushev of Russia

Nikolai Patrushev has been the recipient of numerous national awards: the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, Honor of the Military Merits and 7 other medals.

In January 2007, Patrushev joined the expedition of polar explorer Arthur Chilingarov, that flew on two helicopters to Antarctica and visited South Pole and Amundsen-Scott station.

Patrushev came on the board of nuclear submarine cruiser «Dmitry Donskoy.

Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev is the current Director of the Russian FSB, the successor organization to the KGB.