Background
Polansky, Sol was born on November 7, 1926 in Newark.
Polansky, Sol was born on November 7, 1926 in Newark.
Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1950; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1950-1952; postgraduate, Foreign Service Institute, 1958-1959; postgraduate, National War College, 1972-1973.
Translator, American Embassy, Moscow, 1952; assistant agricultural attaché, American Embassy, Moscow, 1952-1955; chief external affairs, American Embassy, Moscow, 1966-1971; deputy principal officer, United States Consulate, Poland, 1960-1962; multi lateral affairs officer, Soviet Desk of State Department, Washington, 1962-1966; deputy chief, Office Cultural Presentations, Washington, 1971-1972; deputy director exchanges, Soviet Desk of State Department, Washington, 1973-1976; deputy chief mission, East Berlin, 1976-1979; deputy chief mission, American Embassy, Vienna, Austria, 1979-1981; interim chargé d'affaires, American Embassy, Vienna, Austria, 1981-1983; vice chairman, Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Delaware, Washington, 1983-1985; deputy chairman United States Delaware, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Washington, 1985-1986; ambassador to Bulgaria, Washington, since 1987.
Married; 1 child.