Vladimir Semyonov (politician)
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Vladimir Semyonovich Semyonov (Russian: Владимир Семёнович Семёнов; 16 February 1911, Krasnoslobodskoye – 18 December 1992, Cologne) was a Soviet diplomat most notable for his military administration in Eastern Germany during the Soviet occupation after World War II. He was instrumental in the creation of GDR, and served as the first Soviet ambassador to East Germany.[1][2]
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Vladimir Semyonov Владимир Семёнов | |
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| Ambassador to East Germany | |
| In office 29 May 1953 – 14 July 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Ilyichev |
| Succeeded by | Georgy Pushkin |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office March 1955 – November 1978 | |
| Ambassador to West Germany | |
| In office 10 November 1978 – 15 April 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Valentin Falin |
| Succeeded by | Yulii Kvitsinsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1911 Krasnoslobodskoye, Kirsanovsky Uyezd, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 December 1992 (aged 81) Cologne, Germany |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | MIFLM |
| Profession | Diplomat, civil servant |
Career as Soviet diplomat
- 1939 – employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MID)[2]
- 1939–1940 – advisor of Soviet Plenipotentiary Representation in Lithuania[2]
- 1940–1941 – counsellor of the Soviet Embassy in Nazi Germany[2]
- 1941–1942 – executive of the Third European Department of the MID[2]
- 1942–1945 – counsellor of the Soviet Mission in Sweden[2]
- 1945–1946 – deputy to Political Counsellor of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany[2]
- 1946–1949 – Political Counsellor of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany[2]
- 1949–1953 – Political Counsellor of the Soviet Control Committee in Germany
- 1953 – Senior Executive, Deputy Chief, Chief of the Third European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, member of Ministry Board of the MID.[2]
- 1953–1954 – Chief Commissar of USSR in Germany and an ambassador to the GDR;[1]
- 1954–1955 – Executive of the Third European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 1955–1978 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs[1][2]
- 1968–1978 – Chief of the Soviet delegation at the Soviet-American negotiations on reduction of strategic weapons in Helsinki, Vienna, Geneva. Prepared the 1973 SALT-1 and 1978 SALT-2 Treaties for signing by General Secretaries Leonid Brezhnev and Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter.
- 1978–1986 – Ambassador to West Germany
- 1986–1991 – Foreign Ministry Ambassador at Large, Counsellor to the Foreign Minister
Awards and honors
- Three Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (3 November 1944, 15 February 1961, 27 December 1977)
- Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (5 November 1945)
- Three Orders of Lenin (24 June 1948, 31 December 1966, 16 February 1981)
- Order of the Badge of Honour (30 October 1954)
- Order of the October Revolution (16 February 1971)
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (14 February 1986)
References
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