Vladimir Lavrov

Vladimir Sergeyevich Lavrov (Владимир Сергеевич Лавров; 4 October 1919 – 7 June 2011) was a Soviet diplomat and ambassador.

Lavrov graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute and Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and defended a habilitation in historical sciences. He took the following diplomatic positions:


 * 1947–1952 – official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * 1952–1953 – First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy to the United Kingdom
 * 1953–1956 – assistant to the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union
 * 1956–1959 – adviser at the Soviet Embassy to the United States
 * 1959–1960 – curator of Soviet-Yemen relations
 * 1960–1964 – senior official at the European division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * 1964–1967 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Kenya
 * 1967–1973 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the Netherlands
 * 1973–1977 – director of the Personnel Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * 1977–1983 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Switzerland
 * 1983–1987 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Turkey