Nikolai Karlovich Girs

born May 9, 1820, Mr.. near Radzivilova; after graduating from high school in the Tsar's entered in 1838, Mr.. to serve in the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in 1841, Mr.. appointed junior dragoman at the Consulate in Iasi, in 1848. was a diplomatic officer in command of a detachment of troops in Transylvania Gen Lidersen, in 1850. correcting the position of first secretary of the mission in Constantinople, in 1851. appointed manager of the consulate in Moldova, in 1853, Mr.. - Director of the Office of the Commissioner's plenipotentiary in the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, was then Consul General in Egypt (since 1856), . Wallachia and Moldavia (since 1858), . Emergency envoy in Tehran (from 1863), . Bern (since 1867) and Stockholm (from 1872),
. In 1875, Mr.. Girs appointed a senator, a companion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Governors of the Asia department at the Rights of the Director; at that time were lively relations with Britain over Central Asia. In 1876 - 78 years Girs, in the absence of Prince Gorchakov, repeatedly drove by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and March 28, 1882, Mr.. appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. Girs attended the four emperors dating: in Alexandrov August 22, 1879, in Danzig, August 28, 1881, in Skierniewice September 4, 1884, Mr.. and Krezmire August 13, 1885, Mr.. Rendezvous in Skierniewice preceded by visits to Vienna and Girs Fridrihsrue who have a lot to promote the resumption of friendly relations with Asia and especially with Germany.