Paul Ritter (November 17, 1865 - May 31, 1921) was Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States from 1909 to 1917.
Biography
He was born in 1865 in Basel, Switzerland.
He was consul general at Yokohama from 1892 to 1906. He then was the Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan.
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.
In 1917 he was replaced as ambassador by Hans Sulzer.
He was reassigned to The Hague until he retired in 1920.
He died of apoplexy in Zurich, Switzerland on May 31, 1921.
External links
Documents from and on Ritter, Paul in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
References
- ^ "P. Ritter Reported Dead. Ex-Swiss Minister to United States a Victim of Apoplexy in Zurich". New York Times. 25 June 1921. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Appointments". Godoy's Diplomatic and Consular Review. 1917. Retrieved 2015-03-04.