Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika

Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika
2nd Russian Ambassador to United States
In office
1817–1822
President czar Alexander I of Russia
Preceded by Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov
Succeeded by Fyodor van Tuyll van Serooskerken
Personal details
Born 1778
Died 1849
Nationality Russian
Profession Diplomat

Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika (Russian: Пётр Иванович Полетика) was a Russian ambassador.

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 ambassador of the Russian Empire to the United States.

He died in 1849, and his memoirs were published posthumously in 1885.[1]

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