Joachim von Ribbentrop (30 April 1893 - 16 October 1946) was the German Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1938-1945. A devoted Nazi, Ribbentrop negotiated with his Soviet counterpart, Vyacheslav Molotov, a non-aggression pact between their respective countries in 1939, a pact Germany broke in 1941. After World War II, Ribbentrop was captured by the Allied Forces, tried, and executed for war crimes.