Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika
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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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1778 |
| Died | 26 January 1849 (aged 70) St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Resting place | Volkovo Cemetery |
Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika (Russian: Пётр Иванович Полетика; 15 August 1778 – 26 January 1849, occasionally referred to in the West as Pierre de Poletica) was the second Russian ambassador to the United States.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Poletika was born in 1778 and enjoyed an aristocratic education. His father Ivan Poletika (1722—1783) was a medical scientist. His mother was of Turkish origin.[1][2]
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.[3]
See also
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