Stanoje Simić

Stanoje Simić (Serbian Cyrillic: Станоје Симић; 29 July 1893 – 26 February 1970) was a Serbian lawyer, politician and diplomat who was the SFR Yugoslav Minister of Foreign Affairs^[1] and the Ambassador to the United States.^[2] In January 1946, he was the Soviet candidate to become the first Secretary General of the United Nations, but was opposed by the United States.^[3] The two eventually compromised in the Norwegian socialist Trygve Lie for the position.^[3]

Stanoje Simić
Станоје Симић
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the SFR Yugoslavia
In office 1 February 1946 – 31 August 1948
President	Ivan Ribar
Prime Minister	Josip Broz Tito
Preceded by	Josip Broz Tito (acting)
Succeeded by	Edvard Kardelj
Personal details
Born	(1893-07-29)29 July 1893 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
Died	26 February 1970(1970-02-26) (aged 76) Belgrade, PR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Resting place	Belgrade New Cemetery
Political party	League of Communists of Yugoslavia
Alma mater	University of Belgrade Faculty of Law