Kamo Udumian

Kamo Udumian
Կամո Բաբիի Ուդումյան
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR in Luxembourg
In office
1972–1975
Preceded byEvgeniy Kosarev
Succeeded byAleksandr Avdeyev
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR to Nepal
In office
1979–1975
Preceded byBoris Kirnasovsky
Succeeded byAbdurrahman Vazirov
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Armenian SSR
In office
1979–1987
Preceded byBalabek Martirosyan
Succeeded byJohn Kirakosyan
Personal details
BornDecember 25, 1927, Berd, Shamshadin District, Armenian SSR [1]
DiedSeptember 3, 2011 (aged 83 years), Moscow
Citizenship Soviet Union
 Russia
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
EducationYerevan State University
OccupationHistorian and Political scientist
AwardsOrder of the October Revolution Order of the Badge of Honour

Kamo Babiyevich Udumian (Armenian: Կամո Բաբիի Ուդումյան; Russian: Камо Бабиевич Удумян; December 25, 1927, Berd, Shamshadin District, Armenian SSR, TSFSR, USSR, September 3, 2011, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet statesman and diplomat of Armenian descent. He served as minister of culture (1967–1972) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Armenian SSR (1972–1975).[2]

Biography

In 1950 he graduated with honors from the history department of Yerevan State University. In 1951, he completed postgraduate studies at the Academy of Social Sciences, affiliated with the Central Committee of the CPSU.

From 1947 to 1957, Udumian served as deputy secretary of the Komsomol organization at Yerevan State University, later becoming secretary, and then first secretary of the Yerevan City Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League.

From 1957 to 1959, he was the Scientific Secretary of the Coordinating Council of the Armenian SSR Academy of Sciences. Shortly afterward, he became Scientific Secretary of the Institute of History at the Armenian SSR Academy of Sciences.

From 1959 to 1962, he served as First Secretary of the Shamshadin District Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia.[3][4]

In 1963, Udumian became vice-rector of the Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University, and in 1964, he was appointed rector.

From 1967, he worked in the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR. He served as Minister of Culture of the Armenian SSR from 1967 to 1972, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Armenian SSR from 1972 to 1975.[5][6] In 1975 Udumian was recalled as Soviet ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal,[7][8][9] He later served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR to Luxembourg from 1979 to 1987.[10][11][12]

In 1987, he was transferred to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR and at the same time in the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, as well as the Soviet Cultural Fund.

Udumian died in Moscow on September 3, 2001, at the age of 83.[13]

References

  1. ^ Sergeĭ Petrovich Simoni︠a︡n (2007). Diplomaty armi︠a︡nskoĭ nat︠s︡ionalʹnosti XX-ogo veka (in Russian). p. 48.
  2. ^ Lewytzkyj, Borys; Stroynowski, Juliusz (1978). Who's who in the Socialist Countries: A Biographical Encyclopedia of 10,000 Leading Personalities in 16 Communist Countries. K. G. Saur Pub. ISBN 978-0-89664-011-5.
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  4. ^ "Удумян, Камо Бабиевич". Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  5. ^ Truhart, Peter (1996). International Directory of Foreign Ministers, 1589-1989: Supplement, 1945-1995. K.G. Saur. p. 127. ISBN 978-3-598-11276-8.
  6. ^ United States Congress Senate Committee on Banking; Housing; and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on International (1974). The Role of the Export-Import Bank and Export Controls in U.S. International Economic Policy. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 688.
  7. ^ Current Soviet Leaders: Les Leaders Soviétiques Contemporains. Mosaic Press. 1982.
  8. ^ "Новости-ARMENIA Today-Скончался экс-министр ИД Армянской ССР Камо Удумян". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  9. ^ "Россию в мире представляла целая плеяда армянских послов: от Ирана до Канады" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  10. ^ USSR Facts & Figures Annual. Academic International Press. 1987. ISBN 978-1-875690-92-3.
  11. ^ The Soviet Nomenklatura: A Comprehensive Roster of Soviet Civilian and Military Officials. Washington Institute Press. 1987. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-88702-030-8.
  12. ^ Directory of Soviet Officials. U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research. 1979. p. 138.
  13. ^ Media, Noev Kovcheg. "Оберегая вечные ценности народов России и Армении" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-11-16.