Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika
Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika (Russian: Пётр Иванович Полетика; 15 August 1778 – 26 January 1849) was the second Russian ambassador to the United States.
Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika | |
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| 2nd Russian ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 1817 – 24 April 1822 | |
| Monarch | Alexander I |
| Preceded by | Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov |
| Succeeded by | Diederik Tuyll van Serooskerken |
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| Born | 15 August 1778 Vasylkiv, Kiev Governorate |
| Died | 26 January 1849 (aged 70) St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Resting place | Volkovo Cemetery |
Biography
Poletika was born in 1778 and enjoyed an aristocratic education. He served in various diplomatic posts and was a senator. From 1817 to 1822, he was the Russian ambassador to the United States.
He died in 1849, and his memoirs were published posthumously in 1885.[1]
References
Footnotes
Sources
- Schiemann, T. (1900). Geschichte Russlands unter Kaiser Nikolaus I. (in German). Berlin: G. Reimer. OCLC 24224562.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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