Evening star., 1911-08-08
LE|SHMAN IS NAMED
Appointed Ambassador Il
Germany by Taft.
0'BRIEN FOR ITALIAN POST
Larz Anderson Selected for Minister
to Belgium-Charles P.
Bryan to Japan.


The lorE~eSpected reorga anization OF the
American diplomatic corps involved in ap-
. ciating successors TO DR.. David Jayne
Hill Ambassador to Germany and to
Charles H. Sheriff. m mister TO Argen-
tina beth OF whom re:iyned was an
nounced today. when the nominations of
three ambassadors and I'VE minister's
were sent to the Senate. as fcll VS.:
John G. A Le!shnlaa of Pennsylvania.
TO be United States ambassado- 20 Ger
many.
Thomas J. o'Brien ., NJ chigan. TO be
United States ambassador 10 Italy.
Charles Page Bryan CT Illinois. 10 be
United States ambassador u Japan.
Larz Anderson OF Ohio. T. he United
States minister 10 Belgium.
John Ridgely Carter OF Maryland, 20 De
United States minister 70 the Argentine
Republic
John B Jackson of New Jersey to be
United States minister to the Balkan
states
Andrew NJ. Beaupre OF Illinois, to be
init. d States minister u Cuba
Lloyd Bryce of New York. 70 be United
States minister to the Netherlands,
Careef OF MI. LelS0lldn.
Mr. Leishman is tie present ambae-
sador 10 Italy. He has been in the
diplomatic service since 1897. his hrst
post being that OF minister TO Switzer-
land. He was minister to Turkey from
1900 to 1906. and was appointed ambas-
sador to Turkey in 1905. when that
mission was raised 10 embassy rank
He was appointed ambassador to Italy.
April !. 1909.
Mr. C'Brien, the new ambassador to
Italy. is a native OF Grand Rapius. aiich.
He was appointed minister to Denmark
in 1905, and ambassador to Japan IN
1907
Mr. BRYAN. the new ambassa or u
Japan, was graduated from the ColuTn-
ban College Law Schu 1. Mas l.ie ton
He practiced law in Colorado for four
years, and served two tel ms IN the
Colorado Legislature lie moved TO II
linois legislature. He toured Europe
twice In the interest NJ !, !. =
Columbian exposition. lie was ap1oint-
ed minister to China in 1897. bat dld
not go 10 PekinG, appointed mlttlS.e.
to Brazil in 1895 minister to SwitLer-
land in 1902. minister to Portugal in
1903 and minister TO Belgium In de-
cember, 1909.
Mr. Anderson's Record.
Mr. Anderso of Ohio. tie new m MS ef
to Belgium, is fortyfour wears oil a 'e
and a graduate of Harvard cntvers.tS.
class Of 1855 After his graduation ne
spent two years in travel. He was ap-
pointed second secretary Of the embassy
at London in 1891 and secretary of the
embassy at Rome in 1898. serving al that
post until 1897. when he resigned He
was commissioned captain and assistant
adjutant general, United States voiun-
teers. during the Spanish American war,
acting as adju:ant general, "a DIVISION
Second rAmy Corps.
Mr. Carter of Baltimore. Nd, the new
minister to the Argentine Republic. for
merry practiced law in Baltimore he
was secretary to the ambassador at Lon
don for two years and in 1926 was ap-
pointed second secretary OF embassy
at London: appointed first secretary IN
1906 and promoted to be minister 10 tne
Balkan states I'm lNEh
Mr. Jackson of New jersey the new
minister 10 the Balkan states. has been
in the diplomatic service since 1880. serv-
ing as second secretary at Berlin. secre-
tary at Berlin, minister to Greece, Rou-
mania and servia and diplomatic agent IN
Bulgaria minister to Greece and Monte
negro minister to Persia and minister TO
Cuba.
Mp. Beaupre's Other Posts.
Mr.. Beaupre OF Aurora. III. the new min
lister to Cuba. was appointed secretary OF
Legation at Guatemala in 1897. secretary
at Bogota in 1851. minister to Columbia
in 1898 TO the Argentine Republic in iaei
and to the Netherlands April ?. 1908.
Mr. Bryce Of New York. the new MN
lister 10 the Netherlands, was horn on
Long Island in ISL. his early life was
passed in Georgetown. Z. G.. where he
attended Georgetown University later
he studied N New York and at oxford
4 sel frsAr
Church College in 1.69: he later studied
law at Columbia University. He MAS
elected a member Of the Fittieth Congress
From 1889 until 1896 he " as the sole OWN
conducted that periodical during those
years He is the author OF many BOOKS
and essays.
1t is pointed out that the above list
contains the rames of but two men not
now in the diplomatic service--one Of
whom however, ser"ed ea'lier in his ca :
reer in the embassies at London and
Rome.
Filled by Promotion.
Tre American Diplomatic service 'e
ra 2dly bee ming enc ii which the ir n
cipal pests are being filled by the promo
ton of men who Sc meritoriors work has
proved them worthy of Advancement OF
the ten amba ssadors, eight have had pre-
v.ous diplomatic training Of the IN rfy-
two ministers and m nisters res Dent.
twenty-one are men who have held otnef
c mmissions in the diplomatic or consular
service Thus, OF the fortytwo CHIEFS or
mission. about 20 per cent are trained and
experienced foreign service officers.
OF the thirteen chiefs of mission of no
previous foreign service practically all
have held federal or state offices Il dis
tinction.
To assist these ministers and anlbassa-
d. rs there is thoroughly trained secre
tarial corp~, 10 enter which the successful
passing of q searching examination in
such essentials as International law,