Andrey Andreyevich Gromyko

Gromyko was a Soviet statesman and president (1985-1988), born near Minsk, Russia. He studied agriculture and economics, and became a research scientist at the Soviet Academy of Sciences. In 1939 he joined the staff of the Russian embassy in Washington, becoming ambassador in 1943. As longest serving foreign minister (1957-1985), he was responsible for conducting Soviet realtions with the West during the Cold War. He became president in 1985, but retired from office following the 19th party...See more

Gromyko was a Soviet statesman and president (1985-1988), born near Minsk, Russia. He studied agriculture and economics, and became a research scientist at the Soviet Academy of Sciences. In 1939 he joined the staff of the Russian embassy in Washington, becoming ambassador in 1943. As longest serving foreign minister (1957-1985), he was responsible for conducting Soviet realtions with the West during the Cold War. He became president in 1985, but retired from office following the 19th party conference (1988) and was replaced by Gorbachev. See less