Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki

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Count Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki
Potocki leaving the White House after thanking Pres. Roosevelt for assistance the U.S. gave to Poland, Nov. 16, 1939
Coat of arms	Piława
Born	(1889-01-29)January 29, 1889 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	September 20, 1961(1961-09-20) (aged 72) Geneva, Switzerland
Family	Potocki
Father	Count Roman Potocki
Mother	Princess Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł

Count Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki (January 29, 1889 – September 10, 1961)^[1] was a Polish nobleman, captain of the cavalry and diplomat. (Note that the Almanach błękitny gives his name as Jerzy Antoni Potocki)^[2] His parents were Roman Potocki, Third Ordynat of Łańcut, and Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł. He was the grandson of Alfred Józef Potocki and great-great-grandson of Jan Potocki. On January 8, 1919 he joined the Polish Army after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Army, was assigned to the General Staff and appointed military attaché in Budapest.

Since 1933 in the diplomatic service, he was appointed ambassador to Italy but refused to take the commission in protest against the Four-Power Pact. From 1933 to 1936 he was ambassador in Ankara and from 1936 to 1940 in Washington.

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