Paul Ritter (diplomat)

Paul Ritter (November 17, 1865 - May 31, 1921) was Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States from 1909 to 1917.[1]

Ritter in 1917

Biography

He was born in 1865 in Basel, Switzerland.[1]

He was consul general at Yokohama from 1892 to 1906. He then was the Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan.[1]

He was the Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States from 1909 to 1917. He represented the German Empire in the United States when diplomatic relations were severed during World War I on February 3, 1917.[2][1]

In 1917 he was replaced as ambassador by Hans Sulzer.[3]

He was reassigned to The Hague until he retired in 1920.[4][1]

He died of apoplexy in Zurich, Switzerland on May 31, 1921.[1]

Documents from and on Ritter, Paul in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland

References
  1. "P. Ritter Reported Dead. Ex-Swiss Minister to United States a Victim of Apoplexy in Zurich". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  2. "Swiss Are To Guard German Interests. Bernstorff Turns Over the Embassy to Dr. Ritter, an Old Personal Friend. Spain Will Act For US. Break in Relations Causes a Diplomatic Mix-Up Unprecedented in History. Tangle of Diplomatic Interests" (PDF). New York Times. February 4, 1917. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  3. "See Act Of Discipline In Ritter's Transfer. Berne and Washington Recall His Efforts to Mediate Between America and Germany" (PDF). New York Times. May 17, 1917. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  4. "Appointments". Godoy's Diplomatic and Consular Review. 1917. Retrieved 2015-03-04.


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