Gromyko, Andrei
Pronunciation: /grəˈmiːkəʊ/
- (1909–89), Soviet statesman, Foreign minister 1957–1985, President of the USSR 1985-8; full name Andrei Andreevich Gromyko. His appointment to the presidency (largely a formal position) by Gorbachev was widely interpreted as a manoeuvre to reduce Gromyko’s influence and make possible an ending of the Cold War.