Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Diplomatic Mission

|name = Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in New York<br /><small>Постоянное представительство Российской Федерации при ООН в г. Нью-Йорк</small><br /> [[File:Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation.svg|70px]]

|image = Permanent Mission Russia UN IMG 9225.JPG

|address = 136 East 67 Street

|location = [[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|New York]] 10065 [[United States]]

|coordinates = {{coord|40|46|00.1|N|73|57|49.7|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|permanent_representative = [[Vasily Nebenzya]]

The '''Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in New York''' (''Постоянное представительство Российской Федерации при ООН в г. Нью-Йорк'') is a diplomatic mission of the [[Russian Federation]] to the [[United Nations]] with headquarters in [[New York City|New York]].

[[Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations|Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations]] sits on the [[United Nations Security Council]], where he has the right of [[veto]].

==History==

In 1948–1964, the representative office was located in [[Percy R. Pyne House]] from 1911 (designed by [[McKim, Mead & White]]) at 680, [[Park Avenue]], previously occupied by the Chinese representation to the United Nations (1947-1948).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/08/1911-percy-rivington-pyne-house-no-680.html|title=Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1911 Percy Rivington Pyne House - No. 680 Park Avenue|first=Tom|last=Miller|date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> In 1960, [[Nikita Khrushchev]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://6tocelebrate.org/site/680-park-avenue-684-park-avenue686-park-avenue-690-park-avenue/|title=680 Park Avenue, 684 Park Avenue,686 Park Avenue ,690 Park Avenue &#124; Historic Districts Council's Six to Celebrate|website=6tocelebrate.org|date=23 July 2015 }}</ref> spoke from the balcony of the building (mainly for press representatives). From 1964, it is housed in a 13-story building from 1961 at 136, East 67 Street. As a sub-tenant, the building also has a Permanent Representation of [[Belarus]]. The representative office also includes a residential estate with a 20-storey building from 1974 on [[Riverdale, Bronx|Riverdale]] at West 255th Street 355 (along with 240 apartments, a [[Russian Mission School in New York|high school]], a polyclinic, a sports hall, a swimming pool, a duty-free shop, a showroom and a ballroom, an underground garage for 100 cars),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/13/archives/a-residence-for-russians-to-go-down-in-riverdale-residence-for.html|title=A Residence for Russians To Go 'Down' in Riverdale|first=Robert E.|last=Tomasson|work=The New York Times |date=January 13, 1974|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> two properties on [[Long Island]], purchased in 1952 by the Russians [[Elmcroft Estate|Elmcroft estate]] from 1918 in [[Oyster Bay (town), New York|Oyster Bay]] (38 rooms) and purchased in 1951 a [[Killenworth]] in the Tudor style property (designed by Trowbridge and Ackerman) from 1912 at Dosoris Lane in [[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]] (49 rooms). The first served as the residence of [[Vyacheslav Molotov]], while the second served as Nikita Khrushchev (in 1960 and 1963), as well as [[Fidel Castro]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keranews.org/post/long-island-house-us-letting-russians-keep|title=This is the Long Island house the US is letting the Russians keep|first=The World|last=staff|website=www.keranews.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curbed.com/|title=Curbed &#124; Love where you live|website=Curbed}}</ref>

==Permanent Representatives==

==Gallery==

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File:Russian Mission November 5, 2012.jpg|Residential building of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations since 1974.

File:('Killenworth,' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York. (LOC) (7221372476) crop.jpg|Killenworth Estate in Glen Cove since 1951.

File:Percy Rivington Pyne House 001.JPG|The first representative office in Percy Rivington Pyne House from 1948-1964.

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==See also==

* [[Russia and the United Nations]]

* [[Russia–United States relations]]

* [[Soviet Union–United States relations]]

* [[Embassy of Russia, Washington, D.C.]]

==External links==

==References==

{{Russia–United States relations}}

[[Category:Permanent Representatives of Russia to the United Nations|*]]

[[Category:Missions to the United Nations|Russia]]

[[Category:1948 establishments in New York City]]

[[Category:Diplomatic missions of Russia|United Nations]]

[[Category:Soviet Union and the United Nations]]

[[Category:Russia and the United Nations]]

[[Category:Russia–United States relations]]