Max Grässli (4 March 1902 – 29 June 1985) was a Swiss diplomat.
Early years Max Grässli was born in Aarau, Switzerland. In 1930, he began working for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs at the legation in Paris.Biography of Max Grässli. Swiss Archive of Contemporary History. Google German-to-English translation.
World War II During World War II, Max Grässli was the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of Switzerland, a member of the Swiss legation in Washington DC.Digital Librarian - Electronic Texts and Primary Sources In that capacity, he passed official communiques back and forth between the warring governments of the United States and Japan, including the Japanese announcement of 10 August 1945 regarding acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration.Grässli to Byrnes, Aug. 10, 1945
Post-war years After World War II, Max Grässli served in the Swiss diplomatic missions to Japan, the USSR, Hungary, India, Thailand and Sweden. In 1966, he prepared a report on behalf of the United Nations on the economic significance of the Panama Canal.Bilateral relations between Switzerland and Panama . Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
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