# Andrei Gromyko

_Soviet diplomat_

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> Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko was a Soviet politician and diplomat during the Cold War. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1957–1985) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985–1988). Gromyko was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy until he retired in 1988. In the 1940s, Western pundits called him Mr. Nyet, or Grim Grom, because of his frequent use of the Soviet veto in the United Nations Security Council.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 July 1909 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Staryja Hramykі ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P19))
- **Died:** 2 July 1989 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P570))
- **Place of death:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Russian Empire; Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; diplomat; economist; memoirist; agricultural economist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1931–1989) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P102))
- **Education:** Belarusian State Economic University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P69))
- **Spouse:** Lydia Gromyko ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P26))
- **Positions held:** Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (2 July 1985 – 1 October 1988); First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (24 March 1983 – 2 July 1985); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (27 April 1973 – 30 September 1988); Minister of Foreign Affairs of USSR (15 February 1957 – 2 July 1985); ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United Kingdom (14 June 1952 – 19 April 1953); Permanent Representative of the USSR to the United Nations and to the UN Security Council (1946–1948); Soviet Ambassador to the United States (22 August 1943 – 11 April 1946) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P39))
- **Awards:** USSR State Prize; Order of Lenin; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Lenin Prize; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"; Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"; Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"; Order of the Sun of Liberty; Order of José Martí ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267#P166))

## Questions

**When was Andrei Gromyko born?**  
Andrei Gromyko was born on 5 July 1909 in Staryja Hramykі.

**What positions has Andrei Gromyko held?**  
Positions held by Andrei Gromyko include: Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1985–1988); First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1983–1985); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1973–1988); Minister of Foreign Affairs of USSR (1957–1985); ambassador of the Soviet Union to the United Kingdom (1952–1953).

**Where did Andrei Gromyko study?**  
Andrei Gromyko was educated at Belarusian State Economic University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Andrei Gromyko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Gromyko) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q184267](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184267) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Andrei Gromyko 1972.jpg by Mieremet, Rob / Anefo (CC BY-SA 3.0 nl)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrei_Gromyko_1972.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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