. . . . . "Soviet diplomat" . "1989-07-02Z"^^ . "Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (Russian: \u0410\u043D\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0439 \u0410\u043D\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u0413\u0440\u043E\u043C\u044B\u0301\u043A\u043E; Belarusian: \u0410\u043D\u0434\u0440\u044D\u0301\u0439 \u0410\u043D\u0434\u0440\u044D\u0301\u0435\u0432\u0456\u0447 \u0413\u0440\u0430\u043C\u044B\u0301\u043A\u0430; 18 July [O.S. 5 July] 1909 \u2013 2 July 1989) was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1957\u20131985) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985\u20131988). Gromyko was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy until he retired in 1988. In the 1940s Western pundits called him Mr. Nyet (\"Mr."@en . . . "First Deputy Chairmanof theCouncil of Ministers" . "Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko"@en . "1909Z"^^ . . . "1909-07-05Z"^^ . . . . . . . "Full member of the24th,25th,26th,27thPolitburo" . . . . . "Gromyko, Andrei"@en . . "1989Z"^^ . "Permanent Representativeof theSoviet Unionto theUnited Nations" . "Chairmanof thePresidiumof theSupreme Soviet" . . "Minister of Foreign Affairs" . . . . . . . .