What is Sol Polansky?
'''Sol Polansky''' (November 7, 1926 &ndash; January 6, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] diplomat. He served as the [[Ambassador]] to [[Bulgaria]] from 1987 until 1990. He joined the [[United States Foreign Service]] in 1957. While in the Foreign Service, he was stationed in the [[Soviet Union]], [[Poland]], [[West Germany]], [[East Germany]] and [[Austria]]. Polansky was born [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]]. He studied at the [[University of California, Berkeley]] and [[Columbia University]]. Polansky died after a long illness on January 6, 2016, aged 89.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sofiaglobe.com/2016/01/07/former-us-ambassador-to-bulgaria-sol-polansky-dies/|title=Former US ambassador to Bulgaria Sol Polansky dies|work=The Sofia Globe|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=January 8, 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Polansky, Sol}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Ambassadors of the United States to East Germany]] [[Category:American diplomats]] [[Category:Columbia University alumni]] [[Category:Politicians from Newark, New Jersey]]