Atle Armas Gabriel Asanti (until 1937 Aschan; 31 May 1905 ^[1] - 3 January 1992 ^{[2] [1] [3]}) was a Finnish diplomat and lawyer. ^[1]

Early life

Asanti became an undergraduate student in 1925. In 1931, he completed a bachelor's degree in law. ^[1] Asanti earned a Master in Law in 1934. ^[1] He went to work at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs that year. ^[1]

Career

Assanti worked as an assistant to the delegations in Stockholm, Berlin, and Moscow in the 1930s. ^[1]

Post-war, Asanti served as secretary of the Foreign Ministry ^[1] and later as a Division Chief from 1957-1959 ^[2] as well as the head of the Legal Department. ^[1]

Asanti was appointed Finland's ambassador to the United Arab Republic from 1959 to 1962 ^[1] and served as Ambassador to Beirut and Khartoum 1959–1962. ^[1] He was Envoy to Addis Abeba between 1959–1962. ^{[1] [4]}

He was ambassador in Prague 1962–1972 ^[5] and Tirana 1962–1971. ^[1] Asanti retired in 1972. ^[1]

Asanti was a member of the Board of Directors of Finnish Foreign Trade Association and International Law Association's Finnish Department. ^[1]

In 1947 he received the title of the Counselor's Counsel; then in 1959 the title of the Sovereign Special Ambassador. ^[1]

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