Gibson, Hugh, 1883-1954

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American diplomat; ambassador to Poland, 1919-1924; ambassador to Switzerland, 1924-1927; ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg, 1927-1933 and 1937-1938; ambassador to Brazil, 1933-1937.

From the description of Hugh Gibson papers, 1900-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868920

Hugh Gibson (1883-1954), career diplomat, was Ambassador to Belgium and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Luxemburg from 1927 to 1933, and observer on Herbert Hoover's Famine Emergency Trips in 1946 and 1947.

From the description of Gibson, Hugh S. (Hugh Simons), 1883-1954 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10568970

Biographical Note

  • 1883 August 16: Born, Los Angeles, California Attended Los Angeles Military Academy Attended Pomona College
  • 1907: Graduated, Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, Paris
  • 1908: Took the Diplomatic Service Examination
  • 1908 - 1909 : Secretary, American Legation, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
  • 1909 - 1910 : Second Secretary, American Embassy, London
  • 1910: Private secretary to the Assistant Secretary of State, Washington
  • 1911: Clerk, Department of State, Washington
  • 1911 - 1913 : Secretary, American Legation, Havana, Cuba
  • 1913: Observer, elections for Constituent Assembly of Santo Domingo
  • 1914 - 1916 : Secretary, American Legation, Brussels Liaison between Herbert Hoover and the Belgian Government for the Commission for Relief in Belgium
  • 1916: First Secretary, American Embassy, London
  • 1917: Assigned to State Department -War Missions Author, A Journal from Our Legation in BelgiumAide to Lord Balfour, British Minister of Foreign Affairs, during visit to the U.S Attached to Belgian War Mission during visit to the U.S.
  • 1918: First Secretary, American Embassy, Paris Advisor to General Pershing
  • 1918 - 1919 : Member, Interallied Mission to Countries of former Austro-Hungarian Empire
  • 1919 - 1924 : Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Poland (Warsaw)
  • 1922: Married Ynes Reyntiens, Brussels
  • 1924: Attended Temporary Mixed Commission for the Reduction of Armaments, League of Nations, Geneva Maintained as Ambassador-at-Large, League of Nations
  • 1924 - 1927 : Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Switzerland (Bern)
  • 1925: Vice-Chairman, American Delegation, Arms Traffic Conference, Geneva
  • 1926 - 1930 : Chairman, American Delegation, Preparatory Commission for the Disarmament Conference, Geneva
  • 1927: Delegate, Conference on Private Manufacture of Arms, Geneva Chairman of American delegation and conference, Conference for the Further Limitation of Naval Armaments (also called Tripartite Naval Conference or the Three Power Conference), Geneva
  • 1927 - 1933 : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium and Envoy Extraordinary Minister Plenipotentiary to Luxemburg (Brussels)
  • 1928: Doctor of Diplomacy and Political Science, Universite Catholique de Louvain
  • 1929: Birth of son Michael Francis, Brussels
  • 1930: Delegate, London Naval Conference Doctor of Law, Universite Libre de Bruxelles
  • 1931: Doctor of Law, Yale University Observer, Conference of Experts for a Moratorium on Intergovernmental Debts (also called the London Conference or the International Conference of Ministers), London
  • 1932 - 1933 : Acting Chairman, American Delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva
  • 1933 - 1937 : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
  • 1935: American Representative, Mediatory Group to end the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay Delegate, Chaco Peace Conference, Buenos Aires
  • 1937: Author, Rio
  • 1937 - 1938 : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Luxemburg (Brussels)
  • 1938: Retired from foreign service
  • 1939: Author, Belgium: The Country and Its PeopleVice-President, Belgian American Educational Foundation Chairman, A.R.A. Association
  • 1940: Escaped from France during German occupation European representative for the National Committee on Food for Small Democracies
  • 1940 - 1941 : Director General for Europe of the Commission for Polish Relief and the Commission for Relief in Belgium
  • 1942: Author, The Problems of Lasting Peace (with Herbert Hoover)
  • 1944: Author, The Road to Foreign Policy
  • 1945: Author, The Basis of Lasting Peace (with Herbert Hoover)
  • 1946 - 1947 : Member, Herbert Hoover Food Mission (Herbert Hoover, Chairman)
  • 1947: Member, Investigatory Committee for postwar German economic policies
  • 1950: Death of Ynes R. Gibson
  • 1952: Director, Provisional Intergovernmental Commission on Movements of Migrants from Europe (ICEM)
  • 1954 December 12: Death of Hugh Simons Gibson, Geneva

From the guide to the Hugh Gibson Papers, 1900-1957, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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creatorOf Dresel, Ellis Loring, 1865-1925. Ellis Loring Dresel papers, 1879-1926 (inclusive), 1916-1922 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Ronald Emil Swerczek typescript : The diplomatic career of Hugh Gibson, 1908-1938, 1972 Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Gilchrist, Huntington, 1891-1975. Papers of Huntington Gilchrist, 1913-1973 (bulk 1919-1955). Library of Congress
creatorOf Gibson, Hugh, 1883-1954. Hugh Gibson papers, 1900-1957. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Conte Galeazzo Ciano Diaries and Related Material, 1939-1946 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn John Callan O'Laughlin Papers, 1895-1949 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Arthur Bliss Lane papers, 1904-1957 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Hugh S. Gibson Papers. 1910 - 1956. Diary Excerpts and Correspondence Herbert Hoover Library
referencedIn Allen W. Dulles Papers, 1845-1971, 1918-1969 Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.
referencedIn Stephen Bonsal Papers, 1890-1973, (bulk 1900-1947) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Lochner, Louis Paul, 1887-1975. Louis Paul Lochner papers, 1903-1972. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Dulles, Allen, 1893-1969. Allen W. Dulles papers, 1845-1971 (bulk 1918-1969) Princeton University Library
referencedIn Swerczek, Ronald Emil. The diplomatic career of Hugh Gibson, 1908-1938 : typescript, 1972. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
creatorOf Hugh Gibson Papers, 1900-1957 Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Hilary Pollard Jones Papers, 1889-1937, (bulk 1920-1930) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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correspondedWith Bonsal, Stephen, 1865-1951. person
associatedWith Ciano, Galeazzo, conte, 1903-1944. person
associatedWith Dresel, Ellis Loring, 1865-1925. person
correspondedWith Dulles, Allen, 1893-1969. person
associatedWith Gilchrist, Huntington, 1891-1975. person
associatedWith Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. person
correspondedWith Jones, Hilary Pollard, 1863-1938. person
associatedWith Lane, Arthur Bliss, 1894-1956. person
associatedWith League of Nations. corporateBody
associatedWith Lochner, Louis Paul, 1887-1975. person
correspondedWith O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949. person
associatedWith Swerczek, Ronald Emil. person
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Birth 1883-08-16

Death 1954-12-12

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