Volodymyr Martynenko

Volodymyr Nykyforovych Martynenko (Володимир Никифорович Мартиненко; 6 October 1923 – 18 April 1988) was a Soviet and Ukrainian diplomat. He served as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.

Early life
Volodymyr Martynenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1951).

Career
From 1965–1968 he was a member of the Soviet Embassy in Canada.

From 1968–1973 he served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.

From 1973–1979 he was the Permanent Representative of the Ukrainian SSR to the United Nations.

From 1979–1980 he served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.

From 18 November 1980 to 28 December 1984 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.

From 1984–1988 he was a senior researcher at the Institute of History of Ukraine.

Diplomatic rank

 * Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary