Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov
Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov | |
|---|---|
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| 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 | 23 March [O.S. 12 March] 1775 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 5 July 1831 (aged 56) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov (Russian: Андрей Яковлевич Дашков; 23 March [O.S. 12 March] 1775 – 5 July [O.S. 23 June] 1831) was a Russian diplomat and the first Russian ambassador to the United States.
Career
[edit]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 Emperor 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]
During the War of 1812, the White House door keeper gave Ambassador Dashkov the key to the White House as the American government fled the capital city.[3]
He died on June 21, 1831,[4] in Stockholm.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Philadelphia Commemorates First Russian Consul to U.S." ma-rbc.org. August 20, 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Philadelphia Commemorates First Russian Consul to U.S." cdi.org. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Graff, Garrett M. (2017). Raven Rock. New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-4767-3540-5.
- ^ "Андрей Яковлевич Дашков" (in Russian). america-xix.org/ru. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Яков Андреевич Дашков". Archived from the original on 2010-10-28.
Sources
[edit]- This article includes content derived from the Russian Biographical Dictionary, 1896–1918.
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