The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
IN SHIFT
State Department Makes Pub
lie List of Changes.
WILLIAM F. SANDS PROMOTED
Goes from Secretary Of Embassy In
Mexico City 10 BE Minister in Guate-
main, Succeeding William Heimke,
OF Kansas-Resident OF Capital and
Georgetown University Student.

! The State Department yesterday made
public list Of changes in the diplomatic
service. comprising a transfer and pro-
motion Of several men already in the
service, and the appointment OF four new
secretaries. The nominations Of all We're
sent to the Senate from the White House.
William Franklin Sands is promoted
from secretary OF embassy at Mexico
City 10 be Minister at Guatemala. He
viii succeed William Helmke. Of Kansas.
who is transferred to Salvador
Mr.. Sands is a resident OF this city
and a graduate Of the government school
at Felkrch. Austria and the George
town University Law School From 1900 20
1906 he served as adviser TO the Emperor
OF Korea. He entered the diplomatic
service in 1856. and has served in Tokyo.
Seoul Panama. Guatemala, and Mexico.
Mr.. Heimke began his government serv-
ice IN 1857 as wise consul at Chihuahua.
Mexico. He Is a naturalized American.
diplomatic service has been confined en-
tirely to Latin America
Made First Secretary.
Arthur Bailly- Blanchard Is promoted
from second secretary OF the embassy at
Paris 20 be first secretary. He has had
considerable diplomatic experience. most
OF II In Paris. James G.. Bailey. OF Ken
tuclty, now secretary at Stockholm Is
promoted 20 be first secretary OF the en-
bassy at Mexico City He has been in
the service since 1901, and has been at
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Ice was in Nicaragua. Costa Rica. Hon
duras. and Salvador.
Irwin b. Laughlin. secretary OF Flega-
tion at Athens. IS TO be second eecre-
tary Of embassy az Paris He served the
government in Tokyo. Bangkok. Pekin.
St Petersburg, Greece, and Montenegro.
Charles s. Wilson. OF Maine who IS now
secretary OF legation at Buenos Ayres, IS
10 be second secretary OF embassy st
Rome. He has been IN the service for
eight years.
Robert ". Winthrop. Of Boston. IS
transferred from Rome 10 De secretary
Of legation at Athens.
Henry Coleman May. OF this city, Will
go from ST. Petersburg 10 Stockholm.
L. Grant Smith Of Pennsylvania, viii
90 from Santiago de Chile 10 Brussels.
succeeding Robert Woods Bliss. OF New
York. who wifi go 10 Buenos Ayres.
Seth Low Pierrepont IS transferred from
Paris 10 Santiago de Chile.
John II. Gregory. jr., Of Louisiana, who
was secretary OF legation at Managua
and who was recalled when this govern
ment got tired Of the attitude OF the
Nicaraguan government, VIII be second
secretary OF embassy at Constantinople.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy. Of New York. is
transferred from Vienna 10 Bucharest
C. Cornell Tarler, OF New York. Is
transferred from Havana 10 be secretary
OF legation and consul general at Bang
kok.
A. Campbell Turner, OF st. Louis. Is
transferred from Constantinople 70 the
legation at Madrid.
Goes TO Copenhagen.
William K. Wallace. or New York. now
In Tokyo. will be sent 20 Copenhagen,
and Hugh S Gibson. OF Los Angeles. now
at Togucigalpa, viii go TO London as
second secretary Of embassy.
The new appointments are Philip Bay
ard, OF Delaware. secretary OF legation at
Tanglers; George A AIoriarty. Jr, 20 be
third secretary OF embassy al Mexico;
Franklin Mott Gunther. OF Virginia, to
be third secretary at Paris. and Alexan-
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