Max Grässli
{{Short description|Swiss diplomat (1902–1985)}}
File:Max Grässli and James F Byrnes 14 August 1945.jpg with the Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes, after delivering Japan's reply to the Allied Surrender Terms.]]
Max Grässli (4 March 1902 – 29 June 1985{{dodis|P103}}) was a Swiss diplomat.
Early years
Max Grässli was born in Werdenberg, Switzerland. In 1930, he began working for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs at the legation in Paris.[http://onlinearchives.ethz.ch/ReportViewer.aspx?obj=71bc2900cfc04e699cb32f16f4dab507&format=PDF Biography of Max Grässli. Swiss Archive of Contemporary History]. [http://onlinearchives.ethz.ch/ReportViewer.aspx%3Fobj%3D71bc2900cfc04e699cb32f16f4dab507%26format%3DPDF Google German-to-English translation].
World War II
During World War II, Max Grässli was the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of Switzerland, a member of the Swiss legation in Washington DC.[http://www.digital-librarian.com/electronic.html Digital Librarian - Electronic Texts and Primary Sources] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227043809/http://digital-librarian.com/electronic.html |date=2009-02-27 }} In that capacity, he passed official communiques back and forth between the warring governments of the United States and Japan, including the Japanese announcement of 10 August 1945 regarding acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration.[https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1945v06/d406 Grässli to Byrnes, Aug. 10, 1945]
Post-war years
After World War II, Max Grässli served in the Swiss diplomatic missions to Japan, the USSR, Hungary, India, Thailand and Sweden. In 1966, he prepared a report on behalf of the United Nations on the economic significance of the Panama Canal.[http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/zameri/vpan/bilpan.html Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Panama ]. Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
References
{{Wikisource|Japan's Surrender Communiqués}}
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Category:Diplomats for Switzerland