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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection, Photograph No. a4348-10a
Andrei Gromyko
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Audio/Video Archives Collection, Photograph No. a4348-10a

Andrei Gromyko

Soviet Union, 1909 - 1989
Minister of Foreign Affairs (1957-1985)

He was a Soviet politician and diplomat during the Cold War and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1957-1985. He was directly involved with Americans during negotiations during the Cuban missile crisis. He played a central role in negotiations of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and ABM Treaty as the U.S. and Soviet Union embarked on détente.
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