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 Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR

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