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...wasn’t always this way. The ambassadorship to the United Kingdom was once seen as a breeding ground for national leaders—five ambassadors went on to the Presidency, four to the Vice Presidency, and ten to serve as Secretaries of State. Benjamin Franklin used his diplomatic posting to France to secure support in the War of Independence. Thomas Jefferson honed his political skills in dealings with the French revolutionary governments while posted there...
...Benjamin Disraeli, the world-famous nineteenth-century British prime minister, once called India the “jewel in the imperial crown...
...House Life (CHL) to approve a system of “pairing” between Quad Houses and River Houses. The legislation will ask the CHL and Harvard University Dining Services to guarantee dining hall access in river houses to students in Quad houses. According to SAC Vice Chair Benjamin W. Milder ’08, who co-sponsored the bill, Adams House and Pforzheimer House already have a similar arrangement. —Staff writer Alexander D. Blankfein can be reached at ablankf@fas.harvard.edu...
...Staff writer Benjamin L. Weintraub can be reached at bweintr@fas.harvard.edu...
...Staff writer Benjamin L. Weintraub can be reached bweintr@fas.harvard.edu...