Background
HARRISON, Leland was born on April 25, 1883 in New York City. Son of W. Henry and Helen (Skidmore) Harrison.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
HARRISON, Leland was born on April 25, 1883 in New York City. Son of W. Henry and Helen (Skidmore) Harrison.
Harvard, Bachelor of Arts, 1907.
Private secretary to ambassador to Japan, 1907-1908. Appointed 3d secretary of Embassy, Tokyo, 1908. 2d secretary of Legation, Peking, 1909.
2d secretary Embassy, London, 1910. Secretary Legation, Bogota, Colombia, 1912. Assigned duty Department of State, 1915.
Diploma secretary American Commission to Negotiate Peace, rank of counselor, November 30, 1918. Counselor American Embassy, Paris, May 1920. Special duty Department of State, 1921.
Expert assistant to American Commissioners, Conference on Limitation of Armament, 1921-1922. Became assistant secretary of state, March 31, 1922. Appointed Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden, 1927.
Chairman American delegation to International Telegraph Conference, Brussels, 1928. Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to Uruguay, 1929-1930. Chief of international relations division United States Tariff Commission November 1930-November 1931.
American member International Conciliation Commission under 1929 Treaty with Estonia, 1934-1935. Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to Rumania, 1935-1937, to Switzerland since 1937.
Clubs: Union, Racquet and Tennis (New York), Knickerbocker, Racquet (Philadelphia), Harvard, Tennis and Racquet (Boston), Metropolitan, Burning Tree, Chevy Chase (Washington).
Married Anne C. Coleman, June 27, 1925.