Athanase George Politis
Greek diplomat and historian
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Athanase George Politis (Greek: Αθανάσιος Γ. Πολίτης; 24 March 1893 – 4 April 1968 in New York[1]) was a Greek diplomat and historian, ambassador to the U.S.S.R. (1941–47) and to the United States (1950–54), who also represented his country at United Nations regional conferences.[2] He had also "spent more than thirty years in his country's legations and embassies in Egypt, England, Japan."[3] He resigned "in disagreement with the Cyprus policy of the Greek Government."[1]
Writings
- L'Hellénisme et l'Égypte moderne, Félix Alcan, Paris (1929–1930), 2 volumes
- Les rapports de la Grèce et de l'Égypte pendant le règne de Mohamed Aly (1833-1849), Société royale de géographie d'Égypte, Rome (1935)
