Word: diplomatic
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ambassador Dawes:"I'd better take this pipe out of my mouth, I'm a diplomat now [pause]; no, by gosh...
...Prince de Ligne, much in demand in Washington's smart official and diplomatic life, has not been seen frequently enough concluding statesman-like negotiations for his government. Tall, distinguished, invariably well-groomed and polished, the Belgian diplomat is nevertheless regarded by some of the leaders of his government as what might be termed in America 'high...
...outlanders the whole question of precedence and social rank in Washington seems silly. But as a British diplomat once said (with Irish logic): "Since the good God made us so that we all cannot get through the same door at once, there must be precedence...
...greatest achievement was Charles Augustus Lindbergh. In 1927 that sensitive plant, Franco-American relations, was in a precarious state due to the un- fortunate flight of the French flyers Nungesser and Coli. Shy, Nordic Lindbergh was just what the clever diplomat needed. He rushed to Le Bourget waving French and U. S. flags; seized on "Lucky Lindy" with avidity; put him to bed in his own diplomatic pajamas; wrapped him in the tricolor; had him photographed, interviewed, dined and decorated; and caused the greatest enthusiasm for things U. S. since French transports of joy hailed the first U. S. transports...
Temporary seizure of diplomatic liquor en route from Baltimore to the Siamese legation had created an Incident that put the foreign corps in Washington on edge (TIME, March 25). Anxious to quiet ambassadorial nerves, the State Department obtained from the Treasury Department a red-taped but definite ruling that embassy liquor could be transported by private U.S. trucks and drivers without Federal molestation, provided an accredited diplomat was actually aboard the vehicle...