Aleksandr Panyushkin

Aleksandr Panyushkin: Aleksandr Semyonovich Panyushkin (14 August 1905, Samara - 12 November 1974, Moscow) was Soviet ambassador to the United States (and simultaneously resident) from 1947, transferring in July 1952 to ambassador to China. He headed the First Chief Directorate (foreign intelligence) of the KGB from July 1953 to June 1955.

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Panyushkin, Aleksandr Semenovich — (1905–1974) Panyushkin joined the OGPU in 1927. At the age of 34, he was dispatched to China as intelligence rezident and ambassador, dual roles he later held in Washington and in Beijing. After serving in counterintelligence in the MVD and… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence
First Chief Directorate — The First Chief Directorate (Russian: Первое Главное Управление) (or PGU) of the Committee for State Security (KGB), was the organization responsible for foreign operations and intelligence collection activities by the training and management of… … Wikipedia
Chiefs of Soviet and Russian Foreign Intelligence — 1920– • 1920–1921 Yakov Davidov (Davityan) • 1921 Ryuben Katanyan • 1921–1922 Solomon Mogilevskiy • 1922–1930 Mikhail Trilisser • 1930–1931 Stanislav Messing • 1931–1936 Artur Artuzov • 1936–1938 Abram Slutskiy • 1938 Zelman Passov • 1938 Pavel… … Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence

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