Vladimir Petrovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vladimir Petrovsky

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1933

Place of Birth: Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 21-Feb-2014

Profession: diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Vladimir Fedorovich Petrovsky (Russian: ?????´??? ????????? ?????´?????, IPA: [vl?'d?im??r 'f??d?r?v??t? p?t'rovsk??j], 29 April 1933, Stalingrad – 21 February 2014) was a Soviet/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 V.
Petrovsky established the non-governmental organization Comprehensive Dialogue Among Civilizations (CDAC).
Vladimir Petrovsky died on 21 February 2014 after a long illness.
Mira Petrovsky, his wife lives in Moscow, together with their daughter Lena.