Hollywood star Steven Seagal appointed as Russian Special Envoy to U.S.

Steven Seagal has been appointed a special representative for the Russian government to promote Russian-American humanitarian ties.
This was made known to the public by the Russian foreign ministry on its Facebook page. The foreign ministry said “The task is to promote the further development of Russian-American relations in the humanitarian sphere, including interaction in the field of culture, art, public and youth exchanges and more. ”

The Hollywood star is a longtime supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin and is a Russian citizen. He signed his Russian passport in Putin’s presence in a ceremony in 2016.

Seagal told Russian news service Tass, “I’ve always had a very strong desire to do all I can to help improve Russian-American relations. I have worked tirelessly in this direction for many years unofficially and I am now very grateful for the opportunity to do the same thing officially.”