Max Grässli

Max Grässli (March 4, 1902 – June 29, 1985^[1]) was a Swiss diplomat. During World War II, Grässli was the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of Switzerland, a member of the Swiss legation in Washington DC.^[2] In that capacity, he passed official communiques back and forth between the warring governments of the United States and Japan.

Grässli was born in Werdenberg, Switzerland. In 1930, he began working for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs at the legation in Paris.^[3]

After World War II, he served in the Swiss diplomatic missions to Japan, the USSR, Hungary, India, Thailand, and Sweden.^[3]

In 1966, he prepared a report on behalf of the United Nations on the economic significance of the Panama Canal.^[4]

References

1. ^ http://www.ondrejkovics-sandor.com/?lg=1&s=89
2. ^ Digital Librarian - Electronic Texts and Primary Sources
3. ^ ^{a b} Biography of Max Grässli. Swiss Archive of Contemporary History. Google German-to-English translation.
4. ^ Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Panama . Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

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Name	Grassli, Max
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Date of birth	March 4, 1902
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Date of death	June 29, 1985
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