Word: fashoda
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...Aube, Doubs and Nord. After that he joined the Corps Diplomatique. He became French Minister Plenipotentiary to Tunis; Ambassador to Madrid, Constantinople and, in 1898, Ambassador to London, where he lived during the reigns of Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George V. His task at London was not simple. The Fashoda incident* was a sore point between France and Britain; but this pearl of ambassadors finally managed to smooth things over, and if not too well, he at least avoided a rupture of peaceful relations. . He was now free to start the greatest work of his life-the formation...
...French expedition under Major Marchand declined to obey Lord Kitchener's demand to withdraw from Fashoda on the River Nile. The two forces glared at each other for days, while a heated diplomatic duel was fought between Paris and London. Finally, French Minister Delcasse gave way; war was narrowly averted; France agreed to recognize that "the whole Nile really lies within the British sphere of influence...
Delcassé was Foreign Minister 1898-1905. His way was beset with the thorns of imperial rivalries. Due to a military incident war with England was threatened over Fashoda, a mud village in the heart of Africa. Later, when diplomatic relations had been strengthened by the Entente Cordiale, came the visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Tangiers with the ulterior object of testing the young Franco-British friendship. The visit caused the downfall of Delcassé, but his diplomatic triumph became evident in later years when Germany found that her filibustering attempts in Morocco had succeeded in alienating the whole...
...return to Paris, M. Tardieu was made secretary to M. Hanotaux, and attache to the cabinet of M. Delease. In this double capacity, he had the opportunity of following closely the Fashoda affair. He was then given the rank of secretary of embassy, and left the department of foreign affairs for three years to take up the position of secretary to the president of the Council of Ministers. This was a valuable chance to become acquainted with French political circles during a difficult and crucial period. In 1902 he accompanied M. Lonbet, President of the Republic to St. Petersburg...