Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-12
AMBASSADOR AND DEAN.
Sir Julian Pauncefote Formally Presented
to the President.

| Sir Julian PaunceSote Formally Presented
to the President.
Sir Julian Pauncefote is now England's am
bassador to the United States and dean Of the
diplomatic corps at Washington. His assump-
ton of the latter function occurred yesterday
afternoon, when he presented his credentials as
ambassador to the President. Being the first
ambassador to be accredited to the United
United States he takes his place as the ranking
diplomatic officer.
The reception Of Sir Julian Pauncefote by
| the President occurred at o'clock yesterday
| in the blue room at the White House. Sir
Julian was attended by the attaches Of the
British embassy. all in court uniform. and had
been escorted to the Executive Mansion from
the State Department by Secretary Gresham
and Assistant Secretaries Quincy and Adee.
When the President entered the room Sir
Julian stepped forward and presenting his Gre
dentials to him made the following remarks:
Mr.. President: have the honor to place in
your hands letter from the queen, my august
sovereign. accrediting me as her ambassador to
the United States OF America
In raising her representative at Washington
to the rank Of an ambassador. an act which has
met at your hands with gracious and friendly
reciprocity. her majesty has manifested her
constant desire to draw more closely together
the bonds which happily unite the two
countries.
1t has been my privilege to serve her majesty
for several years as minister plenipotentiary to
the United States. and venture to tender my
consideration and kindness which. during the
whole of that period, have been extended to me
in the discharge of my important functions.
In the higher Office of ambassador hope
that the same indulgence may be accorded to
me, and beg to assure you that my utmost
r. - I'd -, H. o. tl,a
maintenance and Improvement of the relations
of friendship and good will, which 1 trust will
never cease to exist between the two countries.
On the suspicious occasion OF your being
called upon once more to fill the exalted Office
of President Of tine United States, permit me,
sir, respectfully to offer you nv sincere wishes
for your personal welfare and for the con-
tinued prosperity Of the great nation whose
mighty interests have been committed to your
charge.
In response the President said:
Mr.. Ambassador: 1t affords me sincere pleas
ure to receive from your hand the letter of her
Britannia majesty accrediting you as her am
bassador to the United States of America. On
behalf OF our government and people desire
to express the satisfaction with which in
terpret the action of her ma esty in comforting
upon her representative at our capital the
highest rank known to the diplomatic inter-
course OF nations as q marked proof of the
friendly consideration that tends to draw into
the closest amity two peoples having common
ties Of blood, of speech and of history.
That We fully appreciate and cordially recip-
rocate this action Of her majesty is already
demonstrated by the prompt elevation of tine
mission of the United States in England to the
same dignity with which yours is invested.
The esteem you have SO deservedly won dur
ing your residence here minister plenipoten-
tiary, and the agreeable associations it has been
the privilege of the officers of this government:
to cultivate. with you furnish pledge that in
your new capacity you will In the future. no
less than you have in the past efficiently pro-
mote the important interests of the two coun-
tries: and beg to assure you that at all times
you will be met with our earnest cooperation
toward streng ihening and perpetuatiug the
mutual national friendship now happily exist
ing.
Desiring you to convey to her majesty the
queen in my name and in behalf of the people
OF the United States, our heartfelt wishes for
her majestv's welfare and Tor the continued
prosperity ard peace OF the British people. l
offer to you, Mr.. Ambassador, my hearty per-
sonal congratulations.