ThePermanent 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 theRussian Federation to theUnited Nations with headquarters inNew York. The currentpermanent representative of the diplomatic mission isVasily Nebenzya.
In May 1964 the Soviet Union sold the Percy House and moved their United Nations headquarters to the current location on 67th Street.[2] The 67th Street building was built in 1961 and is 13 stories tall.[5] The headquarters also includes secondary locations:
Russian Mission Residency is a 20-story building built in 1974 at 355 West 255 Street inRiverdale composed of 240 apartments, aschool, an auditorium, a gymnasium, a playground, a theater, a barber shop, stores, and an underground garage able to hold 100 cars.[6][7][8] The land the building is on was purchased by the Soviet Union in December 1971.[7]
Elmcroft Estate is a 38-room estate onOyster Bay purchased in 1952 and used as a country retreat by the government.
On December 11, 1979 shortly before 10 p.m.est, the anti‐CastroOmega 7 terrorist group exploded a bomb at the headquarters - 15 ft from the garage entrance.[11] Four police officers and at least two mission employees were injured, while hundreds of windows betweenLexington Avenue andThird Avenue were shattered.[11]
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations is the leader of Russia's diplomatic mission to the United Nations. The representative sits on theUnited Nations Security Council, where they have the right ofveto.
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