Russia appoints Hollywood actor Steven Seagal as special envoy on its Humanitarian Ties with U.S

Hollywood action hero Steven Seagal has been appointed a special envoy on Russia-US humanitarian ties.

The actor, who became a Russian citizen in 2016, shared the news on his Twitter.

I am deeply humbled and honoured to have been appointed as a special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in charge of Russian and American Humanitarian ties. I hope we can strive for peace, harmony and positive results in the world. I take this honour very seriously

I am deeply humbled and honoured to have been appointed as a special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in charge of Russian and American Humanitarian ties.
I hope we can strive for peace, harmony and positive results in the world.
I take this honour very seriously pic.twitter.com/LTuUxsk1aZ

— Steven Seagal (@sseagalofficial) August 5, 2018

The Russian Embassy in the United States also shared the news, writing:

Steven Seagal @sseagalofficial, who is a Russian citizen, has been appointed as a special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry @mfa_russia in charge of the #RussiaUS humanitarian ties

Steven Seagal @sseagalofficial, who is a Russian citizen, has been appointed as a special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry @mfa_russia in charge of the ??#RussiaUS?? humanitarian ties

➡️ https://t.co/JxYrEdqoig pic.twitter.com/9Mo6CDxLF7

— Russia in USA ?? (@RusEmbUSA) August 4, 2018

Photo Credit: @RusEmbUSA