United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union

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ambassadorial post diplomatic office

The United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union was the chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow, responsible for managing U.S.–Soviet relations during the existence of the USSR.

Aliases (1)

United States Ambassador to Russia ×2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ambassadorial post → diplomatic office →
appointedBy	President of the United States →
associatedWith	Cold War → U.S.–Soviet relations →
confirmedBy	United States Senate →
country	United States of America →
diplomaticFunction	negotiation with the Soviet government → protection of U.S. citizens in the Soviet Union → reporting on political and economic developments in the USSR → representation of U.S. interests in the Soviet Union →
diplomaticMissionType	embassy →
diplomaticRank	Ambassador →
employer	United States Department of State →
endEvent	dissolution of the Soviet Union →
endTime	1991 →
firstHolder	William C. Bullitt →
hasJurisdictionOver	Soviet Union →
historicalPeriod	20th century → Cold War era →
inception	1933 →
jurisdiction	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics →
languageOfWork	English →
lastHolder	Jack F. Matlock Jr. →
locatedIn	Moscow → Soviet Union →
locationOfEmbassy	Embassy of the United States in Moscow →
nativeLabel	United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union →
nominatedBy	President of the United States →
officeHolderTitle	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary →
officeType	chief of mission →
partOf	United States Foreign Service → United States diplomatic missions →
predecessorOffice	United States Ambassador to Russia →
reportsTo	United States Department of State → United States Secretary of State →
represents	United States of America →
residence	Spaso House →
residenceFunction	official residence of the U.S. ambassador in Moscow →
role	chief American diplomatic representative in Moscow → management of U.S.–Soviet relations →
seat	Moscow →
startEvent	establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union →
status	defunct diplomatic office →
successorOffice	United States Ambassador to Russia →
usedBy	United States government →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George F. Kennan → Walter Bedell Smith → Walter Bedell Smith →	positionHeld
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union →	nativeLabel
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union ("United States Ambassador to Russia") →	predecessorOffice
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union ("United States Ambassador to Russia") →	successorOffice