Luka Khomych Palamarchuk (Ukrainian: Лука́ Хоми́ч Паламарчу́к; 19 September 1906 – 26 December 1985) was a Soviet and Ukrainian politician, journalist and diplomat. He was a Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR from 1953 to 1965.
Luka Palamarchuk | |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR | |
In office 1953–1965 | |
Prime Minister | Demyan Korotchenko Nikifor Kalchenko |
Preceded by | Anatoliy Baranovsky |
Succeeded by | Dmytro Bilokolos |
Personal details | |
Born | Luka Khomych Palamarchuk 19 September 1906 Troshcha, Vinnitsa uezd, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 26 December 1985 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | (aged 79)
Alma mater | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv |
Education
editBorn in village Troshcha of Vinnitsa uezd, Palamarchuk graduated from the Faculty of History of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1949) and the Higher Party School of the Communist Party of Ukraine (1950).
Professional career and experience
editIn 1929–1941 – he worked as a journalist.
In 1941–1942 – chairman of the Radio Committee of the Council of People's Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR.
In 1943–1952 – he was executive editor of "Radaynska Ukraine", he edited the Ukrainian satirical newspaper Perets'.
In 1952–1954 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.
From 17 June 1953 to 11 May 1954 – Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.
From 11 May 1954 to 13 August 1965 – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR[1] Headed the Ukrainian delegation to sessions of the UN General Assembly.[2]
From 13 August 1965 to 25 October 1972 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Soviet Union in Morocco.
He died in Kyiv at the age of 79.
Diplomatic rank
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Luka Palamarchuk of the Soviet Ukraine indicated Moscow is primarily interested in a treaty to keep nuclear weapons from the West German armed forces
- Documents on Ukrainian Jewish Identity and Emigration, 1944-1990 Vladimir Khanin. Psychology Press, 2003 - 350
- Diplomacy in the Former Soviet Republics James P. Nichol Greenwood Publishing Group, 1.01.1995 - 244.
- Soroka D. I. Historical retrospective of Ukraine's cooperation with the United Nations
- Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia