Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-14
PHILIP IS CHOSEN
FOR NORWAY POST
Native of Washington Will
Succeed Lauritz SWenSon
as Minister.

Hoffman Philip of this city, who has
had an illustrious career in the diplo-
matte service, has been selected by
President Hoover for appointment as
Minister to Norway.
In making this announcement today,
the White House explained that Lauritz
Swenson. who will be succeeded at
Norway by Mr.. Philip, will remain at
his post for a month or SO for the pur-
post of participating in some anniver-
sary celebrations in the capital of that
country.
1t is known that Mr. Philips selec-
ton for this important post was made
because Of his wide experience and
thorough knowledge of international af-
fairs. His most recent diplomatic post
was as Minister to Persia, to which he
was appointed in 1925. He resigned
this post in 1928 and since has resided
in washington.
Born and Educated Here.
MIR. Philip was born in Washington,
July IS, 1872 He was educated in this
city and later was a student at Law
renceville Academy, N. j., and at Mag
dalene College of the University of
Cambridge. He is also a graduate Of
the Columbian University Law School,
now the George Washington University
Law School, this city. At the outbreak
of the Spanish American War Mr..
Philip was early enrolled as a member
Of Col. Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
In 1908. Mr.. Philip was APPOINTED a
member Of the Mixed Claims Commits
sion at Casa Blanca and later the same
year was appointed minister resident
and consul general at Abysslnia. He
was secretary at the embassies at Rio
de Janiero, 1909-1910, and Con-
stantinople, .910-1912. Returning, to
washington in 1912, Mr.. Philip served
as chief of the division of Near Eastern
affairs at the Department of State. His
service with the State Department,
however, was of short duration because
he was soon afterwards prevailed upon
to return again to Turkey, where he
had made many friends for this Gov
eminent and had acquired a splendid
understanding of the Turkish people,
thereby making his services of great
value to the State Department.
Mr. Philips work at San Stefano and
Constantinople, 1928, was of such
notable nature that 1t won for him the
Red Cross Balkan War Medal. which
he had the honor of receiving personally
from the hands of the President of the
United States. In 1914, at the out
break of the World War, he was a vol
unteer aide to the American AmbaSsa-
dor at~Paris. In 1915 he went again to
Constantinople as councillor of the
American embassy and later became
charge d'affaires, with representations
of interest of the allied powers at the
Sublime Porte from January. to Novem-
Der, 1916.
Given Important Assignment.
One of Mr.. Philips most interesting
assignments was the instruction by the
Secretary of State during that year, to
attempt to deliver by sea American re-
lief supplies to the starving people of
Syria. In August of 1917 he was ap-
pointed Minister to Colombia. This was
an important assignment because at
that time highly important treaty nego-
tiationS relative to the Panama Ques-
ton were under way between the United
States and Colombia. Mr.. Philip had
the distinction of successfully conclud-
ing an exchange of treaty ratihcation;
For this accomplishment he received
the gratitude of his own Government
and made many warm friends among
the officials of the Colombian re-
public.
In 1922 Mr.. Philip was appointed
Minister to Uruguay and while at that
post acted as special Ambassador at
the Uruguayan presidential Inaugural
ton in March, 1923. He was appointed
Minister to Persia on March II, 1925,
and while there was appointed a spe-
cial representative of President Coolidge
at the coronation of the Shah Of Persia
April IS, 1926.