Vladimir Lavrov
Soviet diplomat and ambassador
Died when: 91 years 246 days (1100 months)Star Sign: Libra
Vladimir Sergeyevich Lavrov (Russian: ???????? ????????? ??????; 4 October 1919 – 7 June 2011) was a Soviet diplomat and ambassador.Lavrov graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute and Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and defended a habilitation in historical sciences.
He took the following diplomatic positions:
* 1947–1952 – official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* 1952–1953 – First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy to the United Kingdom
* 1953–1956 – assistant to the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union
* 1956–1959 – adviser at the Soviet Embassy to the United States
* 1959–1960 – curator of Soviet-Yemen relations
* 1960–1964 – senior official at the European division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* 1964–1967 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Kenya
* 1967–1973 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the Netherlands
* 1973–1977 – director of the Personnel Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* 1977–1983 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Switzerland
* 1983–1987 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Turkey
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