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Stanoje Simić

Stanoje Simić was a Serbian lawyer, politician and diplomat who was the SFR Yugoslav Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Ambassador to the United States. In January 1946, he was the Soviet candidate to become the first Secretary General of the United Nations, but was opposed by the United States. The two eventually compromised in the Norwegian socialist Trygve Lie for the position.

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Stanoje Simić
Станоје Симић
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the SFR Yugoslavia
In office
1 February 1946 – 31 August 1948
PresidentIvan Ribar
Prime MinisterJosip Broz Tito
Preceded byJosip Broz Tito (acting)
Succeeded byEdvard Kardelj
Personal details
Born(1893-07-29)29 July 1893
Died26 February 1970(1970-02-26) (aged 76)
Resting placeBelgrade New Cemetery
PartyLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade Faculty of Law

Stanoje Simić (Serbian Cyrillic: Станоје Симић; 29 July 1893 – 26 February 1970) was a Serbian lawyer, politician and diplomat who was the SFR Yugoslav Minister of Foreign Affairs1 and the Ambassador to the United States.2 In January 1946, he was the Soviet candidate to become the first Secretary General of the United Nations, but was opposed by the United States.3 The two eventually compromised in the Norwegian socialist Trygve Lie for the position.3

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