For his contribution to the development of church-state relations - President of the Heritage Foundation of Russian Abroad Alexander Avdeev was awarded the Order of the Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, III degreetranslated

The Chairman of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, Metropolitan Tikhon of Simferopol and Crimea, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', awarded the Order of the Blessed Prince Alexander to the President of the Heritage Foundation of Russian Abroad, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation Alexander Avdeev...