John W. Riddle
John Wallace Riddle Jr. (July 12, 1864 – December 8, 1941) was an American diplomat. His first diplomatic assignment was as agent/consul general in Egypt (1904–1905). He was then sent to Romania and Serbia in 1905 to serve as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (residing in Bucharest), followed by postings as U.S. ambassador to Russia (1907–1909) and ambassador to Argentina (1922–1925).
John Wallace Riddle Jr. | |
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John W. Riddle, photo by Pirie MacDonald | |
| United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
| In office March 8, 1922 – May 28, 1925 | |
| President | Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Frederic Jesup Stimson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Augustus Jay |
| United States Ambassador to Russia | |
| In office February 8, 1907 – September 8, 1909 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | George von Lengerke Meyer |
| Succeeded by | William Woodville Rockhill |
| United States Minister to Serbia | |
| In office May 7, 1906 – January 23, 1907 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Brinkerhoff Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Horace G. Knowles |
| United States Minister to Romania | |
| In office October 3, 1905 – January 23, 1907 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Brinkerhoff Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Horace G. Knowles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1864 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 8, 1941 (aged 77) Farmington, Connecticut |
| Spouse |
Theodate Pope Riddle
(m. 1916) |
| Parent(s) | John Wallace Riddle Sr. Rebecca Blair McClure |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia Law School Sciences Po Collège de France |
| Signature | |
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