Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov

Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov
1st Russian Ambassador to the United States
In office
1808–1817
Monarch Alexander I
Preceded by office established
Succeeded by Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika
Personal details
Born 1775
St. Petersburg
Died June 21, 1831
Nationality Russian
Profession Diplomat

Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov (Russian: Андрей Яковлевич Дашков) was the first Russian ambassador to the United States. He was born in 1775 in St. Petersburg. In 1807, diplomatic relations were formally established between the Russian Empire and the United States, and in 1808 he was appointed by Czar Aleksandr I as the Russian consul general and chargé d'affaires to the United States. He arrived in Philadelphia in the same year, was later appointed ambassador, and served until 1817.[1][2] He died on June 21, 1831.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Philadelphia Commemorates First Russian Consul to U.S." ma-rbc.org. August 20, 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Philadelphia Commemorates First Russian Consul to U.S." cdi.org. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Андрей Яковлевич Дашков" (in Russian). america-xix.org/ru. Retrieved 25 December 2011.


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