1990, elected President of the Association of Young Leaders of Russia , Forum-90, and was also named First Vice President of the research and education company RAU Corporation

1992 , Created the Association for the Renaissance of Russia

1993, made Head of the Congress of Russian Communities

1995, First elected to the State Duma (Lower Chamber of Russian Parliament) to represent the single mandate district of Anninsky #76

1999, was active in creating the Unity party but soon after the establishment of the Unity - All Russia alliance he quit the party

1999-2003 International Affairs Committee of the State Duma, Head

2003-2004 Deputy Chairman, State Duma

In 2003 by Presidential decree was appointed an envoy to Kaliningrad dealing with the expansion of European Union

2004-2006 Leader of the Fraction, State Duma

In January 2008 by Presidential decree was appointed Permanent Representative of Russia to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization