Sol Polansky Explained

Sol Polansky (November 7, 1926  - January 6, 2016)^[1] was an American diplomat.

Born in Newark, Polansky received his bachelor's degree from University of California in 1950. He then went to Columbia University and attended the Russian Institute from 1950 to 1952. In 1972 Polansky went to the National War College in Washington, D. C. Polansky joined the United States Foreign Service in 1962; he was stationed in the Soviet Union, Poland and West Berlin. He was also stationed in East Germany from 1976 to 1979 and in Austria from 1979 to 1983.^[2] From 1987 until 1990, Polansky was the United States Ambassador to Bulgaria.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://bulgaria.usembassy.gov/issues_01072016.html In Memoriam: Sol Polanski (1926-2016)
2. Web site: 1 July 1992 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project Foreign Affairs Series AMBASSADOR SOL POLANSKY . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703173700/https://adst.org/OH%20TOCs/Polansky,%20Sol.toc.pdf . 3 July 2024 . 31 July 2024 . Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.
3. http://sofiaglobe.com/2016/01/07/former-us-ambassador-to-bulgaria-sol-polansky-dies/ Former US ambassador to Bulgaria Sol Polansky dies
4. http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/032087d.htm Nomination of Sol Polansky To Be Ambassador to Bulgaria