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Edgar L. G. Prochnik
Edgar Leo Gustav Prochnik (21 January 1879 – 12 April 1964) was an Austrians, Austrian diplomat and writer. Early life Prochnik was born on 21 January 1879 in Amborina, Dutch East Indies. He was the son of Therese Keller and Leo Johann Prochnik. He graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Consular School in Vienna in 1904. Career From 1905 to 1912, Prochnik was the Austrian consular attaché and Consul (representative), consul in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Chicago. On 2 January 1912, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria approved the establishment of an Imperial and Royal Consulate in St. Paul, Minnesota and appointed Prochnik as consul. He held this position until June 1920 when he was appointed Austrian Consul General in Washington, D.C. He was promoted to ''Chargé d'affaires, Chargés d'affaires ad interim'' on 2 December 1921. On 7 May 1925, he was accredited as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and presented his credentials to President Calvin Coolidge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of Austria To The United States
This is a list of ambassadors of Austria to the United States. The United States first established diplomatic relations with Austria in 1838 during the time of the Austrian Empire. Relations between the United States have been continuous since that time except for two interruptions during World War I and World War II. The Austrian Embassy in the United States is located in Washington, D.C. Austro-Hungarian Ambassadors * 1838–1841 Baron Wenzel de Mareschal * 1844–1850 August Belmont (as Consul-General) * 1841–1863 Johann von Hülsemann * 1863–1864 Nikolaus von Giorgi * 25.01.1865–11.08.1867 Ferdinand Freiherr von Wydenbruck (1816–1878) * 11.08.1867-03.07.1868 Karl von und zu Franckenstein * 03.07.1868–12.03.1874 Karl Freiherr von Lederer (1817–1890) * 12.03.1874–08.03.1875 Wilhelm Freiherr von Schwarz-Senborn (1813–1903) * 23.06.1875–28.08.1878 Ladislaus Graf von Hoyos-Sprinzenstein * 25.12.1878–30.10.1881 Ernst Freiherr von Mayr * 30.10.1881–09.10. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |