Word: diplomat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...came back confirmed. Thus did Secretary of State Hull escape from a quandary, for Sumner Welles, a dapper, twice-married 44, and "Judge" Moore, a hardheaded, bachelor 78, both Assistant Secretaries, had virtually deadlocked in their claims for promotion. Mr. Welles, an expert on Latin American affairs, a career diplomat of 22 years' standing, had set his heart on becoming Under Secretary. "Judge" Moore (whose title was conferred upon him conversationally by his colleagues during the twelve years he served Virginia in the House of Representatives) has been with the State Department only since Cordell Hull picked...
Hence Secretary Hull first got Congress to revive the job of "Counselor," co-equal with Under Secretary in rank and pay ($10,000). The younger, career diplomat, he gave an office adjoining his own, the right to be Acting Secretary in his absence. To the older, amateur diplomat he gave an office two doors away, a closer place as his personal adviser on semilegal and political problems. In short, Sumner Welles will wear the spats, Judge Moore the carpet slippers...
...Government sets greater store by its secrets, large and small, than the State Department. Prime secrets of State are treaty negotiations. Last week Mrs. J. Borden ("Daisy") Harriman, who has been a woman for 66 years, had been a diplomat only five minutes when, immediately after being sworn in as Minister to Norway (TIME, April 12 et seq.), she received the press. At her elbow stood the State Department's grey, genial pressagent, Chief Michael J. McDermott of the Division of Current Information...
...Hugh Gibson-Doubleday, Doran ($3.50). For the well-heeled tourist, from the Pan-American diplomat, a diplomatic prospectus on "the world's most beautiful harbor city." Illustrated...
Jean de Botton was born in Royan 37 years ago, of a French father, an English mother. His parents tried to make him a diplomat but Jean, already a worshiper of Tintoretto, Mantegna and El Greco, stood them off, earned a living doing posters and sketches of furniture. He first won general notice in 1927 with Nu an trois-mâts (nude and three-masted ship). Of another picture, Léda, a critic said that it delivered the kick in the stomach characteristic of genius. De Botton's portrait of Author Jules Remains (Men of Good Will...