Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov

Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov
1st Russian Ambassador to United States
In office 1808–1817
Monarch	Alexander I
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika
Personal details
Born	1775 St. Petersburg
Died	June 21, 1831
Nationality	Russian
Profession	Diplomat

Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov (Russian: Андрей Яковлевич Дашков) was the first Russian ambassador to the United States. 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 Czar 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. He died on June 21, 1831.

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