John Wallace Riddle Jr. | |
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 John W. Riddle, photo byPirie MacDonald | |
| 22ndUnited States Ambassador toArgentina | |
| 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 toRussia | |
| 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 toSerbia | |
| In office May 7, 1906 – January 23, 1907 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Brinkerhoff Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Horace G. Knowles |
| United States Minister toRomania | |
| In office October 3, 1905 – January 23, 1907 | |
| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John Brinkerhoff Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Horace G. Knowles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1864-07-12)July 12, 1864 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania |
| Died | December 8, 1941(1941-12-08) (aged 77) Farmington,Connecticut |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | John Wallace Riddle Sr. Rebecca Blair McClure |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia Law School Sciences Po Collège de France |
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John Wallace Riddle Jr. (July 12, 1864 – December 8, 1941) was an American diplomat. His first diplomatic assignment was as agent/consul general inEgypt (1904–1905).[1] He was then sent toRomania andSerbia in 1905 to serve asEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (residing inBucharest[1]), followed by postings asU.S. ambassador to Russia (1907–1909) andambassador to Argentina (1922–1925).[1][2]
Born in Philadelphia,[3] Riddle was the son of John Wallace Riddle, Sr. and Rebecca Blair McClure; he was born after his father's untimely death. A few years later, Rebecca McClure became the second wife ofCharles Eugene Flandrau and relocated toSt. Paul, Minnesota where Riddle grew up alongside two half-brothers and two step-sisters.[4] He graduated fromHarvard in 1887, attended law school atColumbia through 1890, and studied international law, diplomacy, and languages atÉcole Libre des Sciences Politiques and theCollège de France inParis through 1893.[5]
In 1916 Riddle married American architect and heiressTheodate Pope Riddle.[6]
He died inFarmington, Connecticut, at the age of 77.[3]
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| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Russia 1906–1909 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Ambassador to Argentina 1921–1925 | Succeeded by |
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