Petro Platonovich Udovychenko (Ukrainian: Петро Платонович Удовиченко) (17 February 1914 in Poltava region – 29 May 1992 in Kyiv) he was Ukrainian politician, diplomat, Ph.D. Candidate of science in History, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Minister of Education of the Ukrainian SSR.[1]

Petro Udovychenko
Петро Удовиченко
Minister of Education of Ukraine
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byAlla Bondar
Succeeded byOleksandr Marynych
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations
In office
1958–1961
Preceded byLuka Palamarchuk
Succeeded byLuka Kyzya
Personal details
Born17 February 1914
Poltava region
Died29 May 1992 (1992-05-30) (aged 78)
Political partyKyiv
Alma materPedagogical Institute of Novomoskovsk

Education

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Petro Udovychenko graduated from the Pedagogical Institute of Novomoskovsk (1934), Faculty of History; Higher Party School of the Central Committee (1944); Ph.D. (1947).

Professional career and experience

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1934-1939 – he worked as a teacher at the school Dnipropetrovsk.

1939-1941 – he was Director Tarnopolsky Teachers College.

Since 1941 he worked on the state and party work.

Since 1944 he worked in the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.

Since 1947 he lectured at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

1948-1952 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.

1952-1956 – Associate Professor of International Relations and Foreign Policy of the Ukrainian SSR.

1956-1958 – he worked as a Vice-Rector for Academic Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

March 24, 1958 - 1961 – he was permanent representative of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to the United Nations.[2]

1961-1967 – he headed of Department of International Relations and Foreign Policy of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

1967-197 – Minister of Education of the Ukrainian SSR.

1971-1984 – he was Acting professor of the history of international relations and foreign policy of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Author

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  • "History of Ukrainian SSR Foreign Policy 1919-1922" (1957).[3]

Diplomatic rank

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References

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  1. ^ International Relations and Foreign Policy Chair
  2. ^ "Soroka D. I. Historical retrospective of Ukraine's cooperation with the United Nations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  3. ^ Z istoriï zovnishn'oï polityky URSR, 1919-1922 rr by Petro Platonovych Udovychenko
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