Jan Masaryk

Jan Masaryk
Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia
In office
21 July 1940 – 10 March 1948
PresidentEdvard Beneš
Prime MinisterJan Šrámek
Zdeněk Fierlinger
Klement Gottwald
Preceded byGerman occupation
Succeeded byVladimír Clementis
Czechoslovakia Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
1925 – December 1938
PresidentTomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Edvard Beneš
Preceded byVojtěch Mastný
Succeeded byMax Lobkowicz
President of the World Federation of United Nations Associations
In office
2 August 1946 – 10 March 1948
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded byNasrollah Entezam
Personal details
BornJan Garrigue Masaryk
14 September 1886
Died10 March 1948(1948-03-10) (aged 61)
Cause of deathDisputed – see text
ParentTomáš Garrigue Masaryk
ReligionEvangelical Church of Czech Brethren
1In exile 1940 – April 1945
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Jan Garrigue Masaryk (14 September 1886 – 10 March 1948) was a Czech diplomat and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Czechoslovakia from 1940 to 1948. American journalist John Gunther described Masaryk as "a brave, honest, turbulent, and impulsive man".