American Commission to Negotiate Peace
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The American Commission to Negotiate Peace participated in the peace negotiations at the Treaty of Versailles, January 18-December 9, 1919. The peace conference was superseded by the Council of Ambassadors, 1920-31, which was organized to deal with various political questions regarding the implementation of provisions of the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I.[1] Members of the commission appointed by President Woodrow Wilson included:[2]
- Clive Day, an American college professor and writer on economics history at the University of California.
- Donald Paige Frary, an American college professor with Yale University, an expert on International Affairs, and author; served as a secretary to Edward M. House.
- Edward M. House, a diplomat, politician and presidential foreign policy advisor to President Wilson.
- Vance C. McCormick, an American politician and prominent businessman from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
- Sidney Edward Mezes, an American philosopher and college professor, former president of the College of the City of New York.
- Charles Seymour, an American college professor with Yale University.
[edit] References
- ^ United States National Archives (2006). Records of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace. archives.gov/. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
- ^ Descriptions of the Edward M. House Papers and Associated Collections in Manuscripts and Archives. Yale University Library (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
