| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1940 |
| Dissolved | 1991 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Diplomatic missions of Estonia in countries that did not recognize the Soviet occupation and annexation of Estonia |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Agency executives | |
| Part ofa series on the |
| Occupation of the Baltic states |
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Estonia wasoccupied on 17 June 1940, byRed Army troops and was forcibly incorporated into theSoviet Union on 6 August 1940. TheUnited States never recognized theillegal annexation of the three Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – in conformity with the principles of theStimson Doctrine (US Under Secretary of StateSumner Welles's Declaration of July 23, 1940), and more than 50 countries followed this position.
The Republic of Estonia, from 1940 through 1991, continued to exist as a statede jure according tointernational law during the whole period of its actual occupation and annexation. Therefore, some Estonian diplomatic and consular representations continued to function from 1940 through 1991 in someWestern countries (the United States,Australia, theUnited Kingdom, and others), dealing with a limited part of state functions of the Republic of Estonia.
In 1969, Jaakson signed theApollo 11 goodwill messages on behalf of the Estonian nation, among leaders of 73 countries from around the world.[1]