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title: Leaders & Foreign Ministers at the Potsdam Conference
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21260/leaders--foreign-ministers-at-the-potsdam-conferen/
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updated: 2025-10-28
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# Leaders & Foreign Ministers at the Potsdam Conference

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## Image File

[![Leaders & Foreign Ministers at the Potsdam Conference](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21260.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21260.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph of UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee, US President Harry S. Truman, and the Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin at the [Potsdam Conference](https://www.worldhistory.org/Potsdam_Conference/) in Germany, July-August 1945. Stood behind them are (L to R): Admiral Leahy and the three respective foreign ministers - Ernest Bevin, J Byrnes and Vyacheslav Molotov. The conference discussed issues concerning the conclusion of the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45) and particularly how to gain final victory against [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). (Imperial War Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, October 28). Leaders & Foreign Ministers at the Potsdam Conference. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21260/leaders--foreign-ministers-at-the-potsdam-conferen/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Leaders & Foreign Ministers at the Potsdam Conference." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 28, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21260/leaders--foreign-ministers-at-the-potsdam-conferen/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Leaders & Foreign Ministers at the Potsdam Conference." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Oct 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21260/leaders--foreign-ministers-at-the-potsdam-conferen/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194905) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.