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...proper wording. When I saw the advertisement, I remonstrated as he can confirm and I insisted that in all correspondence he point out that the announcement was made on his own initiative. He meant well and in his enthusiasm made the quite pardonable technical error of describing a former "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary" as an "Ambassador," and such earnestness caught the attention of the meticulous stylemaster of TIME...
...part of his preparations M. Laval decided to sound out the British Government. He invited to Paris the great Lord Reading, special Envoy to the U. S. in 1917, today British Foreign Secretary. London papers pictured Lord Reading as about to make two points to M. Laval: 1) that Britain stands with the U. S. in favor of armament cuts; 2) that Britain still urgently desires the International Fiscal Conference proposed some time ago by Philip Snowden, hopes that M. Laval will discuss it with Mr. Hoover...
...have the honor," began Mr. Herridge in a good round voice, "to place in your hands the letter by which His Majesty the King accredits me as his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to represent the Dominion of Canada in the U. S., and also the royal letter which terminates the mission of my distinguished predecessor, Mr. Vincent Massey. It is the earnest wish of His Majesty's Government in Canada that the harmonious relations which have long prevailed between the U. S. and Canada shall be maintained and strengthened. ... I look forward, Mr. President, to receiving your friendly...
Both men bowed again. The stiff nothings involved in presenting diplomatic credentials were over. President Hoover went upstairs to change his clothes, get back to his office. Minister Herridge, now an envoy in good standing, returned to his legation, started to pack for a trip to Canada where he will remain all summer...
...black, wealthy Charles E. Mitchell of West Virginia State College was at the U. S. State Department last week, conferring with Secretary Henry Lewis Stimson, preparing to sail for Monrovia as President Hoover's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the little black Republic of Liberia...