Word: diplomatic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...good diplomat must always be diplomatic. Recently Rt. Hon. Sir Esme William Howard, Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George, Privy Councillor Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Ambassador to the U. S. from the Court of St. James's, proved himself a good diplomat when one James T. Carter, Lynchburg (Va.) lumberman, wrote him a letter demanding that Sir Esme "join hands with the U. S." by relinquishing the privilege of diplomatic liquor importations. The British Ambassador replied (via his private secretary) that he would willingly do so, provided...
German Ambassador Herr Doktor Friedrich Wilhelm von Prittwitz und Gaffron, scholar student directing a heavy intellect upon the intricacies of musty international politics. A tall, spare man, stiff and unbending in manner, he could see no sense in reducing the rights of a diplomat...
Japanese Ambassador M. Katsuji Debuchi, a true diplomat striving always to comprehend and reflect U. S. life. Short, plump, all smiles, he prides himself on his easy colloquial English...
Mexican Ambassador Seņor Don Manuel C. Tellez, a young up-from-the-ranks diplomat famed for his sharp humor. A short man with glistening black hair and classic Spanish features, he is the discreetly jovial host at many a lavish entertainment at the Mexican Embassy...
Senator Edge, already the diplomat: "Charlie, the fact that you will be just across the Channel in London almost persuades me to apply for the Paris...