[DOC] [TLE] Joel Roberts Poinsett - Wikipedia [PAR] Joel Roberts Poinsett (March 2, 1779  December 12, 1851) was an American 
physician and diplomat. He was the first U.S. agent in South America, a member 
of the South Carolina legislature and the United States House of Representatives
, the first United States Minister .... He served as a "special agent" to two South 
American countries from 1810 to... [DOC] [TLE] This question originally aired on January 10, 2005... | Jeopardy ... [PAR] Jan 10, 2005 ... Category: FIRST THINGS FIRST Question: In March 1825 Joel R. Poinsett was 
confirmed as the first U.S. minister to this country. Answer:... [DOC] [TLE] ANGLO-AMERICAN COLONIZATION | The Handbook of Texas ... [PAR] Jun 9, 2010 ... Spain had first opened Texas to Anglo-Americans in 1820, less than one .... he 
must go to Mexico City to confirm the contract with the national government, ... 
The 1824 National Colonization Law and the 1825 Coahuila and ..... Between 
1825 and 1829, the United States minister to Mexico, Joel R. Poinsett,... [DOC] [TLE] Joel R. Poinsett | United States statesman | Britannica.com [PAR] Joel R. Poinsett, in full Joel Roberts Poinsett (born March 2, 1779, Charleston, ... 
In 1825 he became the first U.S. minister to Mexico, a post he held until 1829. .... 
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the first United States Minister to Mexico (the United States did not appoint ... the 
first American minister to Mexico in 1825, and became embroiled in the country's
... [DOC] [TLE] POINSETT'S CAREER IN MEXICO. - American Antiquarian Society [PAR] Joel R. Poinsett, received at Mexico in June, 1825, as the first representative of 
the United States, was either singularly perverse or singularly unfortunate. Not 
one of the other ministers at that post was friendly to- ward him ... that country as "
the abominable Poinsett," a political .... lPoinsett, July 8, 1827; March 10, 1829. 
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Since .... His role as first American minister to Mexico received an in depth 
treatment by ... Joel Roberts Poinsett was born on March 2, 1779 in Charleston, 
South Carolina. ..... picked up some military knowledge which may be useful to 
my country. [DOC] [TLE] The First Legations of the United States in Latin America - JStor [PAR] The United States has not always considered herself as the leader of an 
American .... formation concerning these colonies, on March 8, 1822, Monroe 
addressed a ..... Monroe decided to send Joel R. Poinsett on a mission to Mexico 
for the purpose of ...... On June 1, 1825, the first minister from the United States 
was officially... [DOC] [TLE] Affairs in Texas: 1825-1830 - The Civil War [PAR] You Found It! A detailed description of the History of Texas between 1825 and ... 
He first came to Texas in 1817, perhaps with some of the patriot forces that .... he 
dispatched Joel R. Poinsett, of South Carolina, as minister of our country to 
Mexico. ..... United States required a confirmation of the treaty of limits of 1819, 
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to note that Joel R. Poinsett gave us the ..... Secretary of the Army Cyrus R. Vance 
was confirmed ..... fill De Witt Clinton's unexpired term; was minister to France, .... 
served as Secretary of War, 7 March 182523 May 1828;... [DOC] [TLE] us ambassadors to mexico - Wilson Center [PAR] The role of the U.S. ambassador in Mexico in moving this relationship forward ... 
first hand assessments of the political and business climate

Question: In March 1825 Joel R. Poinsett was confirmed as the first U.S. minister to this country
Answer: Mexico