Word: ambassador
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Ever since "Poor Richard," first commissioner from the thirteen Colonies to the Court at Versailles, attained notoriety because of his threadbare clothes and shabby overcoat, the position of American Ambassador has been most difficult to hold. Utterly inadequate financial support and political dabbling at home have made our diplomatic corps the laughing stock of Europe. Affairs have reached such a pass that only a man with a private fortune can undertake to represent worthily the Government of the United States...
...four great things in life that are essential to happiness, one of the most vitally important is that a man have some leisure, and that he know how to use it," said Viscount Sir Edward Grey, British Ambassador to the United States, last evening before the largest audience that has crowded the Living Room of the Union this year. The speech, which was one of the three to he delivered in the United States by Lord Grey this year, was on the subject of "Recreation." After being introduced by President Lowell, Lord Grey first told of the great interest...
Members of the Union will have the privilege of listening to the British Ambassador to the United States, Viscount Grey, on Monday evening at 8.30 o'clock. President Lowell will make the opening speech and will introduce Lord Grey, while Governor Coolidge, who is planning to attend the meeting, is also expected to say a few words. All members of the Union are invited and will be admitted on showing their membership cards, but, owing to the limited seating capacity of the Living Room, it will be impossible to admit any except members...
...summer of the present year he was appointed Ambassador to this country, where he has taken up his duties very recently...
Viscount Grey, who has but recently been appointed United States Ambassador, was actively engaged in British Governmental service during the war, being Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1905-1916. During the war he was created first Viscount of Fallodon...