Johannes Kaiv

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Johannes Kaiv (8 July 1897 – 20 November 1965) was an Estonian diplomat. A graduate in law from the University of Tartu, Kaiv studied at the Hague Academy of International Law.[1] Between 1935 to 1939 he was the Honorary Consul in Sydney, Australia and in the years 1939 to 1965 the acting Consul General of Estonia in New York,[2][3] since 1940 in charge of Legation. In 1965 Ernst Jaakson succeeded him.

A veteran of the Estonian War of Independence, Kaiv was awarded the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 3rd Class, in 1935.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
 Consul General of Estonia to the United States
1939–1965 		Succeeded by
Ernst Jaakson

References

  1. ↑ West Publishing Company (1960). Pacific reporter (West Pub. Co.) 353: p538. 
  2. ↑ "KAIV, JOHANNES". TLÜAR väliseesti isikud. Retrieved 3 November 2010. 
  3. ↑ Ziemele, Ineta (2002). Baltic yearbook of international law. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 42. ISBN 978-90-411-1736-6. 
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