Vladimir Semyonov (politician)

Vladimir Semyonov
Владимир Семёнов
Ambassador to East Germany
In office
29 May 1953 – 14 July 1954
Preceded byIvan Ilyichev
Succeeded byGeorgy 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 byValentin Falin
Succeeded byYulii Kvitsinsky
Personal details
Born(1911-02-16)16 February 1911
Died18 December 1992(1992-12-18) (aged 81)
Cologne, Germany
PartyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
Alma materMIFLM
ProfessionDiplomat, civil servant
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Vladimir Semyonovich Semyonov (Russian: Влади́мир 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 the GDR, and served as the first Soviet ambassador to East Germany.