John W. Riddle

For others with this name, see John Riddle (disambiguation)

John Wallace Riddle (1864 – 1941) was an American diplomat. His first diplomatic assignment was as agent/consul general in Egypt (1904-1905).[1] He was then sent to Romania and Serbia in 1905 to serve as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (residing in Bucharest[1]), followed by postings as U.S. ambassador to Russia (1907-1909) and ambassador to Argentina (1922-1925).[1][2] He was married to American architect Theodate Pope Riddle.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "John Wallace Riddle". Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State. http://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/riddle-john-wallace. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
  2. ^ "U.S. Ministers and Ambassadors to Russia". Embassy of the United States, Moscow Russia. http://moscow.usembassy.gov/ministers-and-ambassadors.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
  3. ^ "Theodate Pope Riddle". Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. http://www.cwhf.org/browse_hall/hall/people/riddle.php. Retrieved 2009-08-09.