Aleksandr Panyushkin
Aleksandr Panyushkin | |
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| Russian ambassador to the China | |
| In office June 13 1952 – March 10 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Roshchin |
| Succeeded by | Vasily Kuznetsov |
| In office August 28 1939 – April 3 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Bovkun-Luganets |
| Succeeded by | Apollon Petrov |
| Head of the First Chief Directorate of the KGB | |
| In office July 17 1953 – June 23 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Vasili Ryasnoy |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Sakharovsky |
| Russian ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 25 October 1947 – 31 December 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolai Novikov |
| Succeeded by | Georgy Zarubin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2 1900 |
| Died | November 12 1974 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Red Army OGPU NKVD MGB KGB |
| Years of service | 1920 - 1955 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Aleksandr Semyonovich Panyushkin (Russian: Александр Семёнович Панюшкин; 14 August 1905, Samara[1] – 11 November 1974, Moscow[2]) was Soviet ambassador to the United States (and simultaneously resident) from 1947,[3] transferring in July 1952 to ambassador to China. He headed the First Chief Directorate (foreign intelligence) of the KGB from July 1953 to June 1955.
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References
- ^ "Служба внешней разведки Российской Федерации". svr.gov.ru. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Долматов, Составитель В. (2021). Служба внешней разведки Российской Федерации. 100 лет.: Документы и свидетельства (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. p. 403. ISBN 978-5-4470-0471-2. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Кынин, Г. П. (2000). СССР и германский вопрос, 1941-1949: 9 мая 1945 г.-3октября 1946 г (in Russian). Международные отношения. p. 852. ISBN 978-5-7133-0904-6. Retrieved 22 October 2024.