Alexander Mikhailovich Belonogov (born 15 May 1931) is a retired Soviet and Russian

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. In 1954–1962 served at the Treaty Section of the

Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of External Relations (MER) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (russian: Министерство иностранных дел СССР) was founded on 6 July 1923. It had three names during its existence: People's Co ...

. In 1962–1967 served as Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in London. In 1967–1978 served at the Foreign Policy Planning Office of the

. In 1978–1979 served as Head of the African and

Middle Eastern The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (European ...

Section of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1979–1984 served on the staff of the US Section of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After 1984 served mostly abroad. In 1984, diplomatic relations were reestablished between the Soviet and the Egyptian government (severed in 1981), and Belonogov was appointed Ambassador to Egypt, a post he held until 1986. In 1986–1990 served as Permanent Representative of the USSR to the UN. In 1990–1992 served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs at a time the Soviet Union was officially dissolved. During the

1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, also known as the August Coup,, "August Putsch". was a failed attempt by hardliners of the Soviet Union's Communist Party to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was Soviet ...

he sided with the State Committee on the State of Emergency, and traveled to Beijing to request diplomatic support for the coup from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. In 1992–1998 served as Russian Ambassador to Canada. In 1998 retired from active service.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Belonogov, Alexander 1931 births Living people Ambassadors of Russia to Canada Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Egypt Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Permanent Representatives of the Soviet Union to the United Nations Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour