Bernardo Attolico

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
Succeeded byDino Alfieri[1]
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 byEdward Lisle Strutt
Succeeded byRichard Haking
Personal details
Born(1880-01-17)17 January 1880
Died9 February 1942(1942-02-09) (aged 62)
OccupationDiplomat

Bernardo Attolico (17 January 1880 – 9 February 1942) was an Italian 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[2] 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).

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References

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  1. ^ Marsili, Marco (2022). "The Servant of Two Masters: Italian Diplomats in World War II. Story of a Diplomatic Civil War and its Implications and Consequences on Post-war Foreign Policy". Journal of Modern Italian Studies. 27 (1): 19–40. doi:10.1080/1354571X.2021.1950342. hdl:10071/23369.
  2. ^ Salter, Arthur (1921). Allied shipping control: an experiment in international administration. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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