Edward M. House Diplomatic Role

Edward M. House Diplomatic Role

Edward Mandell House

Edward Mandell House, born in Houston, Texas, was a key diplomatic advisor and confidant to President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. Known as Colonel House, he played a vital behind-the-scenes role in shaping American foreign policy, conducting delicate unofficial negotiations with European leaders, and helping draft the foundational concepts for the Fourteen Points and the League of Nations.

Timeline

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Year Edward Mandell House
1858
Birth of Edward Mandell House (Period: July 26, 1858, Location: Houston, Texas, United States)
1881
Marriage (Edward Mandell House, Loulie Hunter, Age: 23 years old, Period: August 4, 1881, Location: Texas, United States)
1914
World War I (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1914-1918, Location: Battlefields centered on Europe, United States)
1915
Diplomatic Response to the Sinking of the Lusitania (Age: 56 years old, Period: 1915, Location: Atlantic Ocean off Ireland)
1917
US Entry into World War I (Age: 58 years old, Period: 1917–1918, Location: Europe and the Atlantic Ocean)
1918
Formulation of the Fourteen Points (Age: 59 years old, Period: 1918, Location: Washington, D.C., United States)
1919
Paris Peace Conference (Age: 60 years old, Period: 1919, Location: Paris, France)
Treaty of Versailles Negotiations (Age: 60 years old, Period: 1919, Location: Versailles, France)
1933
New Deal (Age: 74 years old, Period: 1933–1939, Location: United States)
1938
Death of Edward Mandell House (Age: 79 years old, Period: March 28, 1938)
Unknown
Marriage

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