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'''Oleg Alexandrovich Troyanovsky''' 24 November 1919 - 21 December 2003.  Former Ambassador from the [[Soviet Union]] to the [[United Nations]] 1977 to 1986.  Former Soviet ambassador to [[Japan]] and later [[China]].

'''Oleg Alexandrovich Troyanovsky''' 24 November 1919 - 21 December 2003.  Former Ambassador from the [[Soviet Union]] to the [[United Nations]] 1977 to 1986.  Former Soviet ambassador to [[Japan]] and later [[China]].

Troyanovsky was born into diplomatic family.  His father, [[Aleksandr A. Troyanovsky]], served as the first Soviet ambassador to the United States from 1934 to 1938. Although he was born in Moscow, Oleg attended the [[Sidwell Friends]] prep school in Washington, D.C., and [[Swarthmore College]] in Pennsylvania.  At Swarthmore in the 1930's, Troyanovsky recruited his American classmate [[Stephen Laird]] as a Soviet spy.

Troyanovsky was born into diplomatic family.  His father, [[Aleksandr A. Troyanovsky]], served as the first Soviet ambassador to the United States from 1934 to 1938. Although he was born in Moscow, Oleg attended the [[Sidwell Friends]] prep school in Washington, D.C., and [[Swarthmore College]] in Pennsylvania.  At Swarthmore in the 1930s, Troyanovsky recruited his American classmate [[Stephen Laird]] as a Soviet spy.

Troyanovsky returned to the Soviet Union to complete his education at the Moscow Institute for Foreign Languages and Moscow University. After spending two years as a soldier in the [[Red Army]], Troyanovsky joined the Russian Foreign Ministry to work as a foreign policy assistant and interpreter for Soviet leaders [[Josef Stalin]] and adviser to [[Nikita Khrushchev]].

Troyanovsky returned to the Soviet Union to complete his education at the Moscow Institute for Foreign Languages and Moscow University. After spending two years as a soldier in the [[Red Army]], Troyanovsky joined the Russian Foreign Ministry to work as a foreign policy assistant and interpreter for Soviet leaders [[Josef Stalin]] and adviser to [[Nikita Khrushchev]].