The field hospital of the American Red Cross in Narva in 1920. Photo: The Library of Congress

• An article about Dr. Ryan in the Postimees newspaper.

The following Consuls of the United States of Estonia were:

• Charles Hahn Albrecht (1920–1922); the consulate was located at Pikk 19 and Väike Pärnu mnt. 19A
• Harold B. Quarton (1922–1925); in 1923–1927, the consulate was located at Viru 5
• Joseph G. Groeninger (1925–1926)
• Harry Edwin Carlson (1926–1937) who also served as the chargé d’affaires; in 1927–1930, the consulate was located at Uus 2, then at Kentmanni 20
• Walter Anderson Leonard (1937–1940) who also served as the chargé d’affaires

Harry Carlson, the longest-serving Consul and chargé d’affaires in Tallinn. Photo: Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• The Eesti Päevaleht newspaper wrote a longer article about Harry Carslon.

The letter of credence of Nikolai Köstner as the Consul to the United States. Photo: National Archives

The following consuls in New York (until 1940):

• Hans Leoke (1922–1924)
• Viktor Mutt (1925–1932), from 1927, Consul-General, the Consulate was located at 1860 Broadway
• Karl Kuusik (Charles Kusik) (1932–1939), acting Consul-General, in 1933–1937, the consulate was located at 18 West 94th Street, then in the Rockefeller Centre
• Johannes Kaiv (1939–1965, from 1940 the Consul-General)

Honorary Consul Martin Coffer and Ernst Jaakson, who served as the secretary of the Honorary Consulate in San Francisco in 1929–1932. Photograph: Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Honorary Consuls of Estonia to the United States (before 1940):

• Martin Coffer (in San Francisco until 1931)
• Robert T. Hasler (in Norfolk until 1934)
• Thaddeus Street (in Charleston until 1934)
• Norman Owens Pedrick (in New Orleans until his death in 1942)
• Clifton Clark Coldren (in Chicago from 1930 until his death in 1949)
• Walter E. Hettman (in San Francisco, 1931–1941/1943)
• Reginald Birdsall Olds (in Los Angeles, 1933–1970)

• HOW THE FOREIGN MINISTRY AND EMBASSIES WERE ELIMINATED BUT DIPLOMATS IN THE FREE WORLD PRESERVED THE CONTINUITY OF THE ESTONIAN STATE BETWEEN 1940 AND 1991

The Estonians who had become refugees also had a significant role in the resistance to the Soviet occupation. Tens of thousands of Estonians fled from the Soviet terror in 1944, including politicians who continued their work in exile. Estonian organisations were established in different foreign countries, which helped to preserve the Estonian culture and fought for the restoration of sovereignty in cooperation with the Estonian diplomats who had remained abroad and the government in exile.

In the United States, the central resistance organisation was founded in New York on 6 February 1941 and named the World Association of Estonians, Inc (WAE). Johannes E. Markus was elected the chairman.

The WAE immediately started to fulfil its main purpose: to notify the United States Government, politicians, and the public about what was happening in Estonia. When tens of thousands of Estonians fled from the second Soviet occupation in 1944, the field of duties of the WAE expanded further.

The arrival of thousands of Estonian refugees in the United States based on the so-called Displaced Persons Act required reorganisation. In the period of 1947–1950, discussions were held of whether the association to be created should be based on organisations or members. It was decided that the WAE had to be based on members who were selected by general elections.

As a result of preliminary work, the first congress of Estonian organisations in the United States was assembled in the New York Estonian House on 1 September 1951. More than thirty Estonian organisations in the United States were represented. The congress formed the foundation for the Estonian American National Council. The organisation was initially referred to as the Estonian National Council in the United States.

The elections of the first council of the EANC were held on 23–25 May 1952. The first assembly of the council took place in the New York Estonian House on 19 July 1952.

The organisation remains active to this day. Its work is focussed on the preservation of Estonian language and culture abroad.

https://www.estosite.org/about-us/history/

Along with Ernst Jaakson, the following individuals worked as consuls at the Consulate General in New York:

• Aksel Linkhorst (1967–1980)
• Evald Uustalu (1981)
• Aarand Roos (1982–1995)
• Okke Metsmaa (1990–1993)

The following ambassadors of Estonia in the United States:

• Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1993–1997)
• Grigore-Kalev Stoicescu (1997–2000)
• Sven Jürgenson (2000–2003)
• Jüri Luik (2003–2007)
• Väino Reinart (2007–2011)
• Marina Kaljurand (2011–2014)
• Eerik Marmei (2014–2017)
• Lauri Lepik (2017–2018)
• Jonatan Vseviov (2018–2021)
• Kristjan Prikk (2021 – today)

The following Ambassadors of the United States of America in Estonia were:

• Lawrence P. Taylor (1995–1998)
• Melissa F. Wells (1998–2001)
• Joseph M. DeThomas (2001–2004)
• Aldona Wos (2004–2007)
• Stanley Davis Phillips (2007–2009)
• Michal C. Polt (2009–2012)
• Jeffrey D. Levine (2012–2015)
• James D. Melville (2015–2018)

The work of the US Embassy is currently being managed by temporary chargé d’affaires Brian Roraff

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