Background
DYE, John Walter was born on February 4, 1878 in Winona, Minnesota, United States. Son of Walter Godfrey and Mary Calanthe (Belshaw) Dye.
DYE, John Walter was born on February 4, 1878 in Winona, Minnesota, United States. Son of Walter Godfrey and Mary Calanthe (Belshaw) Dye.
Graduate Pillsbury Academy, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1900. Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1904. Studied George Washington University, 1905-1906.
Appointed consular clerk, July 21, 1906. Deputy consul general at Berlin, Germany, 1906-1908, vice and dpe. consul general, Genoa, Italy, 1908-1910. At Boma, Congo, 1910-1911, Smyrna, Turkey, 1911-1913.
Consular agent at Damascus, 1913-1914. Vice and deputy consul general, Cape Town, South Africa, 1914-1915, vice consul, at Johannesburg, 1915, Cape Town, 1915-1916. Consul at Cape Town, 1916-1917, Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, 1917-1920, Cindad Juarez, Mexico, 1920-1929, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1929-1930, Wellington, New Zealand, 1931, Melbourne, 1931-1936, Nassau, Bahamas, 1937-1942, consul general, Nassau., 1942.
Retired from foreign service, February 28, 1943. Technology adviser. Conference with Mexico to Prevent Smuggling, El Paso, Texas, 1925, and Conference for Formation of Regulations under Smuggling Convention of 1925, Washington, 1926. Appointed secretary in diplomatic service, 1937.
It is in God’s power to prompt the hearts and minds of political authorities to His purposes and furnish wisdom and guidance in their decisions.
It is important to experience of God's grace working in the lives of people. Wisdom and maturity are gained from life experience, especially during the prayer and sharing stories with other Christians.
Member American Philatelic Society, Philatelic Society of Washington, District of Columbia (honorary), Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Sigma.
Married Margherita Anna Marcella Pellegrini Tibaldi, November 7, 1912. Children: Willard James, John Paul, George Walter, Philip Godfrey.