Embassy of the United States, Kuybyshev

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]

Embassy of the United States, Kuybyshev
LocationKuybyshev (now Samara), Soviet Union
Address62 Nekrasov Street
Coordinates53.188461748224285°N 50.09886716503386°E / 53.188461748224285; 50.09886716503386
Opened1941
Closed1943
AmbassadorLaurence Steinhardt, William Standley
JurisdictionSoviet Union

Background

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 establihed at the embassy powers.[6]

References
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  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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