Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov

Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov (Russian: Андрей Яковлевич Дашков; 23 March [O.S. 12 March] 1775 – 5 July [O.S. 23 June] 1831) was a Russian diplomat and the first Russian ambassador to the United States.

Andrey Yakovlevich Dashkov
1st Russian Ambassador to the United States
In office 1808–1817
Monarch	Alexander I
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika
Personal details
Born	23 March [O.S. 12 March] 1775 St. Petersburg, Russia
Died	5 July 1831(1831-07-05) (aged 56) Stockholm, Sweden
Profession	Diplomat

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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

He died on June 21, 1831,^[4] in Stockholm.^[5]