Bernardo Attolico

Bernardo Attolico (17 January 1880 – 9 February 1942) was an Italian diplomat.

Bernardo Attolico
Attolico with Konstantin von Neurath in 1937
Italian Ambassador to the Holy See
In office 1940–1942
Italian Ambassador to Germany
In office 1935–1940
Italian Ambassador to the Soviet Union
In office 1930–1935
Italian Ambassador to Brazil
In office 1928–1930
League of Nations High Commissioner of Danzig
In office 1920
Preceded by	Edward Lisle Strutt
Succeeded by	Richard Haking
Personal details
Born	(1880-01-17)17 January 1880 Canneto di Bari
Died	9 February 1942(1942-02-09) (aged 62) Rome
Occupation	Diplomat

In 1915 he was appointed to represent the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce at the Commission Internationale de Ravitaillement in London. In 1916 he represented Italy in the Wheat Executive, and later the War Purchases and Finance Council and the Executive Committee of the Allied Maritime Transport Council^[1] and the Food Council Executive. In 1919 he participated in the peace negotiations in Paris. He served as the High Commissioner of the League of Nations at Danzig (1920–1921), Italian ambassador to Brazil (1928–1930), to the Soviet Union (1930–1935), to Germany (1935–1940) as well as ambassador to the Holy See in Rome (1940–1942).

See also

• Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations