📆 35 years ago, #OTD in 1989, a brilliant Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko, who served as Soviet Union’s Foreign Minister in 1957-1985, passed away aged 79.
His diplomatic career began in 1939, when he was appointed head of the U.S. division of the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, and subsequently – senior counsellor at the Embassy of the USSR in Washington.
🇷🇺🇺🇸 In 1943, he became the Ambassador to the US at the age of 34.
🇺🇳 A.Gromyko stood at the origins of the United Nations. On 26 June 1945, he was among the representatives of the 50 nations who signed the Charter of the United Nations establishing the whole framework of the UN system.
☝️ Later he became the USSR’s first permanent representative to the UN.
In 1957 Mr.Gromyko began his long tenure as the Soviet Foreign Minister. He became renowned for his extensive knowledge of international affairs and his negotiating skills. His firm commitment to promoting Soviet interests on the international scene earned him the nickname “Mr. No” among Western journalists and experts.
🤝 The motto of his diplomatic career was “10 years of negotiations are better than 1 day of war.”
✍️ A.Gromyko contributed greatly to the development of the system of international treaties. On behalf of the Soviet Government, he proposed over 100 initiatives in the area of disarmament. In 1963 he launched the initiative of concluding the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
☝️ With his involvement, numerous important international agreements have been developed and signed, including the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968, the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties of 1972 and 1979, the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and many others.
#OutstandingRussians
#AndreiGromyko
His diplomatic career began in 1939, when he was appointed head of the U.S. division of the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, and subsequently – senior counsellor at the Embassy of the USSR in Washington.
🇷🇺🇺🇸 In 1943, he became the Ambassador to the US at the age of 34.
🇺🇳 A.Gromyko stood at the origins of the United Nations. On 26 June 1945, he was among the representatives of the 50 nations who signed the Charter of the United Nations establishing the whole framework of the UN system.
☝️ Later he became the USSR’s first permanent representative to the UN.
In 1957 Mr.Gromyko began his long tenure as the Soviet Foreign Minister. He became renowned for his extensive knowledge of international affairs and his negotiating skills. His firm commitment to promoting Soviet interests on the international scene earned him the nickname “Mr. No” among Western journalists and experts.
🤝 The motto of his diplomatic career was “10 years of negotiations are better than 1 day of war.”
✍️ A.Gromyko contributed greatly to the development of the system of international treaties. On behalf of the Soviet Government, he proposed over 100 initiatives in the area of disarmament. In 1963 he launched the initiative of concluding the Partial Test Ban Treaty.
☝️ With his involvement, numerous important international agreements have been developed and signed, including the Non-Proliferation Treaty of 1968, the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty of 1972, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties of 1972 and 1979, the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and many others.
#OutstandingRussians
#AndreiGromyko