Background
WRICHT, Joshua Butler was born on October 18, 1877 in Irvington, New York, United States. Son of Louis Bogert and Caroline Isabel (Richards) Wright.
Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
WRICHT, Joshua Butler was born on October 18, 1877 in Irvington, New York, United States. Son of Louis Bogert and Caroline Isabel (Richards) Wright.
Princetm University, Bachelor of Science, 1899.
C; Banking, New York City, for 6 years. Agriculture and stock raising, Wyoming, 2 years Appointed Secretary Legation. Honduras, 1909; Secretary Legation and Consul General to Rumania, Serbia and Bulgaria, 1912, but did not go to post.
Assigned special dut,?/ at Department of State. Secretary, Legation, Brussels. Belgium, 1912-1913; served as Secretary American Delegate, to Opium Conference at The Hague.
1913; Secretary Embassy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 1913-1915; assigned as acting chief, Division. of Latin-American Affairs. Department of State. 1915.
Counselor of Embassy at Petrograd, Russia. 1916-1918; assigned to Department of State, 1918. Counselor of Embassy, London, 1918-1921.
Expert assistant, to American Commissioners at Conference on Limitation of Armament, Washington, 1921. United States Commissioner to Brazilian Centennial Expn., Rio de Janeiro, 1922. Secy, of United States delegation to 5 International Conference of American States, Santiago, Chile, 1923.
Third Assistant Secy, of State, 1923-1924. Assistant Secy, of State, 1924-1927. Minister to Hungary, since 1927.
Author of a section concerning the Foreign Service of United States in An Outline of Careers.
Member: (F.) American Geographic Society. National. Geographic Society. American Society of International Law.
The Pilgrims. Clubs: Met ropolitan, Chevy Chase (Washington, District of Columbia), Princeton (New York), American and St. James’ (London).
Spouse Harriet Rodman Southerland, May 27, 1916, Washington, D.