About Andrey Dashkov
Lived 1775 – 1831 (aged 55–56). Andrey Dashkov was a Russian diplomat.
Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov (; – ) was a Russian diplomat and the first Russian ambassador to the United States.
Career 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.
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.
He died on June 21, 1831, in Stockholm.
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Who was Andrey Dashkov?
first Russian ambassador to United States
When was Andrey Dashkov born?
Andrey Dashkov was born in 1775 in Saint Petersburg.
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Andrey Dashkov died on 21 June 1831.
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Andrey Dashkov was a diplomat.
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Andrey Dashkov was Russian.
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