Andrey Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky (Russian: Андре́й Януа́рьевич Выши́нский; Polish: Andrzej Wyszyński; 10 December [O.S. 28 November] 1883–22 November 1954) was a Soviet politician, jurist and diplomat, serving as chief prosecutor in Soviet show trials, 1936–1938 and Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1949–1953.