Embassy of the United States, Kuybyshev

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Embassy of the United States, Kuybyshev
LocationKuybyshev (now Samara), Soviet Union
Address62 Nekrasov Street
Coordinates53°11′18″N 50°05′56″E / 53.188461748224285°N 50.09886716503386°E / 53.188461748224285; 50.09886716503386
Opened1941
Closed1943
AmbassadorLaurence Steinhardt, William Standley
JurisdictionSoviet Union

The Embassy of the United States, Kuybyshev (Russian: Посольство США в Куйбышеве) was the former diplomatic representation of the United States in the Soviet Union located in the city of Kuybyshev (now Samara) during the years 1941–43.[1] It was situated at 62 Nekrasov Street in an old building.[2][3]

Background[edit]

At the onset of evacuation, the US ambassador to the Soviet Union was Laurence Steinhardt. He traveled seven days by train to go some 400 miles east to Kuybyshev, leaving behind a skeleton staff in Moscow, including Llewellyn Thompson.[4][5] Steinhardt was soon appointed to the US Ambassador to Turkey, and on February 14, 1942, Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed William Standley as the ambassador to the Soviet Union, a post he held into the autumn of 1943. A military mission with extraordinary powers was established at the embassy.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kuybyshev in wartime". Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  2. ^ "Куйбышев военный". Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  3. ^ "Александр Гольдберг. Американо-советская дипломатическая дуэль в лицах". Archived from the original on 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  4. ^ "U.S. Ambassadors to Russia | Embassy of the United States Moscow, Russia". Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Американские послы и посланники в России". Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  6. ^ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ ПЕРЕГОВОРЫ В САМАРЕ
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