Stefan Panaretov

Stefan Panaretov (Bulgarian: Стефан Панаретов) or Stephen Panaretoff (October 4, 1853 - October 19, 1931) was a prominent Bulgarian diplomat, academician and professor at Robert College, an independent private high school in Turkey.[1] [2]

Diplomat and lecturer

He became the first Special Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to the U.S. after presenting his Letter of Credence to President Woodrow Wilson on December 22, 1914.[3]

From the summer of 1918, Panaretov was the only official diplomatic representative of a member country of the Triple Alliance who continued his work in the capital of the United States. Panaretov resigned his post in 1925. Rather than return to Bulgaria, Panaretov and his wife stayed in Washington so he could give lectures at George Washington University.[4]

Legacy

After Panaretov's death, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences received a bequest from his estate of approximately 2.5 million lev. The Academy built a library and reading room that was named in his honor.[4]

Books

  • Panaretoff, Stephen (1922). Near Eastern Affairs and Conditions (1 ed.). New York: Macmillan. Retrieved 29 March 2016 – via Internet Archive.
  • Bulgaria and Her Neighbors : An Historic Presentation of the Background of the Balkan Problem, One of the Basic Issues of the World-War (1 ed.). New York: Mail and Express Job Print. 1917. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via Hathi Trust Digital Library. and via Internet Archive

References

  1. ↑ Washburn, George (1909). Fifty Years in Constantinople and Recollections of Robert College (1 ed.). Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 90. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ Laveleye, Emile de (1887). The Balkan Peninsula; Edited and Revised for the English Public by the Author; With an Introductory Chapter Upon the Most Recent Events and a Letter from the Right Honourable W. P. Gladstone M.P. Translated by Mrs. Thorpe. London: T. Fisher Unwin. p. 286-287. Retrieved 24 September 2018 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ "Reception of the First Minister of Bulgaria to the US". United States Department of State / Papers relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States with the Address of the President to Congress, December 8, 1914 (PDF). 1914 – via http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/FRUS.
  4. 1 2 Pundeff, Marin (1989). "Stefan Panaretov and Bulgarian-American Relations". Bulgarian Historical Review. 17 (3): 18&ndash, 41. Archived from the original on May 4, 2004.


  • Stephan Panaretoff; Birth: 4 Oct 1853 Bulgaria; Death: 19 Oct 1931 (aged 78) District Of Columbia, USA, Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, District Of Columbia, USA – via Find A Grave
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