Eduard de Stoeckl

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Eduard de Stoeckl was a 19th-century Russian diplomat best known for representing the Russian Empire in Washington and arranging the sale of Alaska to the United States.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian diplomat
diplomat
person
areaOfWork Russo–American relations
associatedWith Alaska
Russian colonization of the Americas
surface form: Russian America

United States Department of State
countryOfCitizenship Russian Empire
describedAs key figure in the Alaska Purchase
diplomaticMission United States of America
surface form: United States
employer Russian Empire
genreOfActivity treaty negotiation
hasHonor pension from the Russian government after the Alaska sale
hasRole chief Russian negotiator for the Alaska Purchase
hasSignificantEvent conclusion of the Alaska Purchase in 1867
influenced Russian imperial policy toward North America
United States territorial expansion
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
Russian
negotiatedWith William H. Seward
notableEvent signing of the Alaska Purchase treaty
notableFor negotiating the sale of Alaska to the United States
representing the Russian Empire in Washington, D.C.
occupation diplomat
participatedIn Alaska Purchase
placeOfActivity Russian legation in Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Russian minister to the United States
represented Russian Empire
residence Washington, D.C.
sphereOfActivity diplomacy
international relations
timePeriod 19th century
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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Alaska Purchase negotiatedBy Eduard de Stoeckl
Alaska Purchase signedForSellerBy Eduard de Stoeckl