Mikhail Bogdanov appointed special presidential representative for the Middle East and Africa 2014-11-01 13:50:00 Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa. In his executive order, the President appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov special presidential representative for the Middle East and Africa. The same executive order releases Mikhail Margelov from the post of special presidential representative for cooperation with African countries.