Valerian Zorin - Definition

Valerian Alexandrovich Zorin (Валериан Александрович Зорин in Russian) (January 1, 1902 - 1986) was a Soviet diplomat and statesman. Member of the CPSU since 1922.

In 1922-1932, Zorin held a managerial position in a Moscow City Committee and Central Committee of the Komsomol. In 1935, he graduated from the Communist Institute of Education (Высший коммунистический институт просвещения). In 1935-1941, Zorin worked on numerous party assignments and as a teacher. In 1941-1944, he was employed at the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs. In 1945-1947, Zorin was a Soviet ambassador to Czechoslovakia. In 1947-1955, he became Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR. At the same time, he was a permanent Soviet representative at the UN Security Council in 1952-1953. In 1955-1956, Zorin held a post of the Soviet ambassador to FRG. In 1956-1965, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR. At the same time, he was a permanent Soviet representative at the UN and Soviet representative at the UN Security Council. In 1965, Zorin was sent to France as a Soviet ambassador. In 1971, he became an ambassador on special missions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR. During the 22nd and 23rd Congress of the CPSU, Zorin was a member of the Central Committee of the CPSU.

Zorin was awarded three Orders of Lenin, three other orders and numerous medals.