Vladimir Petrovsky

Vladimir Fyodorovich Petrovsky (; 29 April 1933 – 21 February 2014) was a Soviet and 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, Petrovsky established the non-governmental organization Comprehensive Dialogue Among Civilizations ([http://www.comprehensivedialogue.org CDAC]). Vladimir Petrovsky died on 21 February 2014 after a long illness. Provided by Wikipedia