Coste, Brutus, 1910-1985.

Dates:
Birth 1910
Death 1985
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan, French, English,

Biographical notes:

Romanian diplomat; chargé d'affaires to the United States, 1940-1941, and to Portugal, 1944-1946; secretary general, Assembly of Captive European Nations, 1954-1965.

From the description of Brutus Coste papers, 1936-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872204

Biographical Note

1910 Born in Ciacova, Romania 1933 1946 Member of the Romanian Diplomatic Service: Secretary and later Counselor of Romanian legations in Paris and London Also acted for a long time as charge d'affaires in the Romanian legations in Washington and Lisbon March 1945 February 1946 Broke relations with the Communist-controlled Groza regime after it came to power in Romania Remained in control of the legation in Lisbon until the recognition by the Western powers of the communist government 1946 1947 Secretary General of the unofficial delegation of Major Romanian political parties at the Paris Peace Conference 1947 Moved to New York Political advisor to General Nicolae Radescu, the last democratic Prime Minister of Romania 1954 1954 ? Director of the International League for the Rights of Man, and representative of the organization to the U.N. 1954 1965 Secretary General of the Assembly of Captive European Nations 1965 1967 Staff Consultant to the Foreign Policy Research Institute of the University of Pennsylvania Special Assistant to the President of the Institute for American Strategy 1967 Associate Professor, then Professor Emeritus, of International Relations and World History at Fairleigh Dickinson University, N.J. 1973 Headed the Truth About Romania Committee since its inception 1985 Died in New York

From the guide to the Brutus Coste Papers, 1940-1985, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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Subjects:

  • Anti-communist movements
  • Anti-communist movements
  • Civil rights
  • Civil rights
  • Communism
  • East Europeans
  • East Europeans
  • Romanians
  • Romanians
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Diplomats

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Romania (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Romania (as recorded)
  • Europe, Eastern (as recorded)

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