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
2nd Russian ambassador to the United States
In office
1817 (1817) – 24 April 1822 (1822-04-24)
MonarchAlexander I
Preceded byAndrey Yakovlevich Dashkov
Succeeded byDiederik Tuyll van Serooskerken
Personal details
Born(1778-08-15)15 August 1778
Vasylkiv, Kiev Governorate
Died26 January 1849(1849-01-26) (aged 70)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Resting placeVolkovo 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]

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References

Footnotes
  1. Schiemann 1904.

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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