The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in New York (Постоянное представительство Российской Федерации при ООН в г. Нью-Йорк) is a diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations with headquarters in New York. The current permanent representative of the diplomatic mission is Vasily Nebenzya.

History In 1948 the Republic of China's representation to the United Nations sold the Percy R. Pyne House at 680 Park Avenue to the Soviet Union, which China had previously purchased in 1947. From 1948–1964 the Soviet Union's United Nations headquarters was located here. In September 1960 Nikita Khrushchev spoke from the balcony of the building for the press.

In May 1964 the Soviet Union sold the Percy House and moved their United Nations headquarters to the current location on 67th Street. The 67th Street building was built in 1961 and is 13 stories tall. The headquarters also includes secondary locations:

On December 11, 1979 shortly before 10 p.m. est, the anti‐Castro Omega 7 terrorist group exploded a bomb at the headquarters - 15 ft from the garage entrance. Four police officers and at least two mission employees were injured, while hundreds of windows between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue were shattered.

In 1991 the location transitioned from Soviet Union's United Nations headquarters to Russia's United Nations headquarters.

Permanent Representatives

The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations is the leader of Russia's diplomatic mission to the United Nations. The representative sits on the United Nations Security Council, where they have the right of veto.

Belarus As a sub-tenant, Belarus uses the 4th floor as their headquarters for their Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

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See also

Russia and the United Nations Soviet Union and the United Nations Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Consulate General of Russia, New York City Embassy of Russia, Washington, D.C. List of diplomatic missions of Russia List of ambassadors of Russia to the United States Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia–United States relations Soviet Union–United States relations Russian Mission Residency Russian Mission School in New York Amtorg

References

External links Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations