Vladimir Bulavin

Vladimir Bulavin
Vladimir official photo since 2013
(Director) Head of the Federal Customs Service
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 July 2016
Preceded by	Andrey Belyaninov
Director of the Federal Security Service
In office 2013–2016
5th Presidential Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District
In office 11 March 2013 – 28 July 2016
Preceded by	Nikolay Vinnichenko
Succeeded by	Nikolay Tsukanov
Personal details
Born	(1953-02-11) 11 February 1953 Stanovoye, Russia, Soviet Union
Education	Moscow State University of Railway Engineering, Academy of the Federal Security Service of the Russia Federation
Occupation	Security official

Vladimir Ivanovich Bulavin (11 February 1953) is a Russia military and security official currently appointed as the Head of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation.

Biography

Bulavin was born Lipetsk Region, Russia.

Before graduating in Academy of the Federal Security Service, he had worked with Voskhod as a constructor engineer in 1977 and in 1977, he joined State security commission serving in the Russian administration office in Ministry of Security and Administration of the Federal Counter-intelligence Service in 1979 and Administration of the Federal Security Service of Novgorod Region and was also presidential plenipotentiary representative of Northwest Federal district by Vladimir Putin.

In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 April 2022 the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury added Bulavin to its list of persons sanctioned pursuant to Executive Order 14024.