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Vladimir Petrovsky | |
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Владимир Петровский | |
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| 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 29 April 1933 Stalingrad, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 21 February 2014 (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: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ pɪˈtrovskʲɪj]; 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.