Boris Leonidovich Kolokolov ( November 9, 1924 , Simferopol - October 5, 2013 [1] ) - Soviet and Russian statesman, diplomat . Honored Worker of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation ( 1999 ).
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| Date of Birth | November 9, 1924 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Simferopol , Crimean ASSR RSFSR , USSR | ||||||
| Date of death | October 5, 2013 (88 years old) | ||||||
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia | ||||||
| Occupation | Soviet and Russian diplomat | ||||||
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Military career
Member of World War II. Aircraft mechanic in 1943-1946. At the Komsomol work in the army in 1946-1950. He graduated from MGIMO in 1956.
Diplomatic career
Since 1956 - in the diplomatic service. Translator, editor, head of the Russian translation section of the secretariat of the United Nations Office at Geneva in 1956-1962. Since 1962 - an employee of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, head of the department in 1969-1973. USSR Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia in 1973-1981. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RSFSR , Russian Federation in 1981-1996. Since February 1996, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, consultant on foreign policy issues of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Awards and Publications
He was awarded orders of World War II, the Red Star, the Red Banner of Labor, Friendship of Peoples, medals "For Military Merit", "For Labor Valor", "For the Capture of Budapest", "For the Capture of Koenigsberg", "For the Capture of Berlin", and many others awards of the USSR and foreign countries.
The author of the memoirs "Profession - Diplomat" (1998-1999), "Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. The Story of a Diplomat "(2008), co-author of the book" A. A. Gromyko - diplomat, politician, scientist ”(2000). In the 80-90s, he published a series of articles on foreign policy issues in the journal International Affairs. Honored Worker of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation. Professor, full member of the International Academy of Sciences of Information, Information Processes and Technologies, member of the Presidium of the Academy.