Valerian Aleksandrovich Zorin (Russian: Валериан Александрович Зорин; 14 January 1902 – 14 January 1986) was a Soviet diplomat best remembered for his famous confrontation with Adlai Stevenson on 25 October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In 1935, he graduated from the Communist Institute of Education (Высший коммунистический институт просвещения).

At the same time, he held other positions, including that of the permanent Soviet representative at the UN Security Council from 1952 to 1953.

From 1956 to 1965, he again represented the Soviet Union at the UN Security Council, which led to his famous confrontation with Adlai Stevenson on 25 October 1962,[3] during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In 1971, he became an ambassador on special missions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union.