Soviet-Russian diplomat and United Nations official
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Vladimir Petrovsky
Владимир Петровский
Deputy UN Secretary-General – Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
In office 1993–2002
Preceded by
Antuan Blanka
Succeeded by
Sergei Ordzhonikidze
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
In office 21 September – 26 December 1991
Preceded by
Yuliy Kvitsinsky
Personal details
Born
Vladimir Fyodorovich Petrovsky
(1933-04-29)29 April 1933 Stalingrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died
21 February 2014(2014-02-21) (aged 80)
Education
MGIMO
Profession
Diplomat of Russia
Awards
Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Badge of Honour Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" U Thant Peace Award
Vladimir Fyodorovich Petrovsky (Russian: Влади́мир Фёдорович Петро́вский, IPA:[vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕpɪˈtrovskʲɪj]; 29 April 1933 – 21 February 2014) was a Soviet and Russian diplomat, ambassador, professor in history, politician and writer.
He served as Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union under Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev. In 1992 he became UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs in New York. From 1993–2002 he was Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. During this time he was also Secretary-General of the Conference for Disarmament. After his retirement from the United Nations, Petrovsky established the non-governmental organization Comprehensive Dialogue Among Civilizations (CDAC).
Vladimir Petrovsky died on 21 February 2014 after a long illness. Mira Petrovskaya, his widow, lives in Moscow together with their daughter Lena.
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