Vladimir Petrovsky
Curriculum Vitae
Public service
1957–1961:
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Attache, Permanent Mission of the USSR to the United Nations, New York
1961–1964:
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Second Secretary, Office of the Foreign Minister of the USSR
1964–1971:
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Political Affairs Officer, Chief of Unit, United Nations Secretariat, New York
1971–1979:
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Chief Counselor, Head of American Division of the Policy Planning Department, Foreign Ministry of the USSR
1972–1975:
1979–1986:
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Head of International Organizations' Department, Foreign Ministry of the USSR Member of the USSR Foreign Ministry's Collegium
1986–1991:
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Deputy Foreign Minister of the USSR
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Head of USSR Delegations to the United Nations General Assembly, UNESCO, IAEA, UNEP, and various European fora, including the CSCE
1991:
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First Deputy Foreign Minister of the USSR
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Executive Secretary of the OSCE Conference on the Human Dimension
1992:
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Representative of Russia to the NATO Council of Cooperation
1992–1993:
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Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations, New York
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Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Libya
1998:
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Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Libya
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Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Albania
1993–2002:
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Under-Secretary-General, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
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Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament
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Personal Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the Conference on Disarmament
2002–2010:
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Senior Research Fellow, UNITAR, Geneva
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Consultant to the Russian Council of Federation, Moscow
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Head of the Center for Politico-Diplomatic, Intercultural and Inter-religious Dialogue, Institute of Europe, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
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Chairman of the NGO Association 'Comprehensive Dialogue Among Civilizations' (CDaC), Geneva
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Chairman of Maecenas World Patrimony Foundation, Geneva
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Member of the Board International Dialogues Foundation IDF, The Hague
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Member of the Board Museum Geelvinck, Amsterdam
Formal education
Doctorate in History, Institute of international Relations and World Economy, 1975
LL.D, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 1962