Word: consulation
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...four other Negroes in the diplomatic service are: William J. Yerdy, Consul at La Rochelle*; William H. Hunt, Consul at St. Etiennef James G-. Carter, Consul at Tananarive, Madagascar**; Clifton R. Wharton, Secretary to the Legation at Monrovia...
When Minister Resident Hood recently left Monrovia, the State Department announced that Reed P. Clark, white, former Consul at Mexico City, had been made Consul General and Charge d' Affaires at that place. Last week Negro politicians began to pour protests into the ear of Secretary Kellogg. The head of the legation at Monrovia had always been a Negro. Why could not Secretary Wharton have been made Charge d' Affaires? He had been in the service less than a year, was not eligible. Then why not one of the gentlemen at La Rochelle,* St. Etienne, Tananarive**? The Negro protestants feared...
...fought with the Huertistas against Obregon and Calles. He was handed over to the Mexican Government, by order of the U. S. Department of Labor through its immigration officials, because it was alleged he was illegally resident in the U. S. Before he was handed over, the Mexican Consul at Laredo had given assurances that he would not be treated as a political prisoner. The immigration authorities also had a telegram sent by President Calles to the Mexican commander across the border at Nirova Laredo, directing that Torres should not be court-martialed but should be handed over...
...suffered much for his attachment to his Majesty's government and friends," was driven from his farm and became a refugee, protected with others of his kind by Clinton's army, until 1870, when he returned to France. After the war France sent him to America as consul to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut-a post creditably filled until 1790, when he returned to France on the eve. of its own Revolution, which claimed his remaining years...
With resolute feminine determination, she settled down at her desk in the American Consulate at Amsterdam, the first feminine U. S. vice-consul, the second* woman ever to be admitted to the U. S. Diplomatic and Consular Service. Diplomats lauded this personable novice for her wise reticence. They recalled a statement which she had made, in her alarmingly deep voice, at the time of her oppointment (TIME, Sept. 14): "There are some things in this career that women can do better than...