Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union was the central government body responsible for directing Soviet foreign policy, diplomacy, and international relations throughout the existence of the USSR.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foreign affairs ministry
government ministry
state institution of the Soviet Union
architecturalStyleOfHeadquarters Stalinist architecture
controlledBy Communist Party of the Soviet Union
country Soviet Union
dissolved 1991
employerOf Soviet ambassadors
Soviet consular staff
Soviet diplomats
formedAsMinistry 1946
handled diplomatic recognition of states
negotiation of international agreements
protection of Soviet citizens abroad
headquartersLocation Moscow
Russian SFSR
surface form: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Soviet Union
jurisdiction Soviet Union
languageOfWork Russian
locatedInBuilding Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building
nativeName Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs
surface form: Министерство иностранных дел СССР
notableMinister Andrei Gromyko
Eduard Shevardnadze
Vyacheslav Molotov
operatedDuring World War II aftermath
decolonization era
perestroika period
oversaw Soviet consulates abroad
Soviet embassies abroad
Soviet permanent missions to international organizations
participatedIn Cold War diplomacy
United Nations activities
Warsaw Pact diplomatic coordination
partOf Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
predecessor Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs
surface form: People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
regionServed worldwide
replacedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
responsibleFor diplomatic relations of the Soviet Union
foreign policy of the Soviet Union
international treaties of the Soviet Union
representation of the Soviet Union abroad
shortName MFA of the USSR
subordinateTo Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
Soviet government
successor Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
symbol state emblem of the Soviet Union
timePeriod Soviet era
typeOfAgency executive branch ministry

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Soviet embassy in Tehran operatedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union nativeName Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Министерство иностранных дел СССР
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union predecessor Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
Vyacheslav Molotov positionHeld Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
Council of People's Commissars hasPart Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty negotiatedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
Maxim Litvinov employer Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs
Maxim Litvinov employer Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation formedFrom Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation precededBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Vladimir Kryuchkov employer Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) negotiatedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs
People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR followedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MFA of the USSR officialName Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
MFA of the USSR officialName Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
MFA of the USSR nativeName Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Министерство иностранных дел СССР
MFA of the USSR predecessor Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia main building builtFor Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Soviet ambassadors partOf Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Soviet diplomatic service
Soviet ambassadors partOf Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Soviet foreign service
Soviet ambassadors employer Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Soviet ambassadors employer Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Soviet ambassadors nominatedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Helsinki Summit of 1990 involvesOrganization Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Vladimir Zamyatin employer Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
people's commissariat hasPart Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs
United States delegation counterpartOrganization Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Soviet embassy to the Polish government-in-exile supervisedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR operatedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR subordinateTo Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Note Crisis of 1961 diplomaticChannel Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Soviet Foreign Ministry to Finnish government
Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations partOf Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR
Permanent Representative of the Soviet Union to the United Nations appointedBy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
this entity surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR