Volodymyr Nykyforovych Martynenko (; 6 October 1923 â 18 April 1988) was a Soviet and Ukrainian diplomat. He served as Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.
Volodymyr Martynenko graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1951).
From 1965âÂÂ1968 he was a member of the Soviet Embassy in Canada.
From 1968âÂÂ1973 he served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.
From 1973âÂÂ1979 he was the Permanent Representative of the Ukrainian SSR to the United Nations.
From 1979âÂÂ1980 he served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.
From 18 November 1980 to 28 December 1984 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR.
From 1984âÂÂ1988 he was a senior researcher at the Institute of History of Ukraine.