Vladimir Lavrov

• 1947–1952 – official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 1952–1953 – First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy to the United Kingdom
• 1953–1956 – assistant to the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union
• 1956–1959 – adviser at the Soviet Embassy to the United States
• 1959–1960 – curator of Soviet-Yemen relations
• 1960–1964 – senior official at the European division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 1964–1967 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Kenya
• 1967–1973 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to the Netherlands
• 1973–1977 – director of the Personnel Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 1977–1983 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Switzerland
• 1983–1987 – Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Turkey