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In a fragment of a letter from German Ambassador Sternburg, he informs President Roosevelt that a young German visited the embassy with a letter of introduction from Prince Henry to Roosevelt. He is excited to hear about Roosevelt’s successful bear and wolf hunting.
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1905-04-25
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1900-01-25
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908
German Ambassador Sternburg says that “giving way beyond the Austrian proposals would gravely endanger the open door.” French banking interests are seeking a monopoly of Morocco’s resources.
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1906-03-14
Ambassador Sternburg adds to the statements he made to President Roosevelt yesterday: German Emperor William II believes both the United States and Germany should separately inform the Sultan of Morocco they would like a meeting of the interested parties in the current crisis over the status of Morocco.
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1905-03-07
German Ambassador Sternburg thanks President Roosevelt for the letter conveying his condolences about the recent death of King Georg of Saxony, and promises to pass it along to the government of Saxony.
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1904-10-19
German Ambassador Sternburg is not certain that incoming United States Ambassador to Germany David Jayne Hill was in Berlin during the dinner given by outgoing Ambassador Charlemagne Tower.
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1908-04-03
German Ambassador to the United States Sternburg encloses a letter from Sir William Cornelius Van Horne. Sternburg thinks President Roosevelt might be interested in his opinions as he is “a man of such clear foresight” who has invested “such great sums” in Cuba. Roosevelt need not return the letter.
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1908-04-02
German Ambassador Sternburg thanks President Roosevelt for his invitation to go riding together. He must regretfully decline, as his eye has become inflamed after a long ride in the wind yesterday. There is supposed to be another strong wind today, so Sternburg should not ride again.
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1907-01-21
Ambassador Sternburg has heard that Secretary of War William H. Taft plans to leave Europe immediately due to the situation in Ohio. He asks President Roosevelt if Taft will follow this plan.
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1907-11-11
German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg asks William Loeb about the possibility of presenting visiting Germans, Dr. Straubel and Dr. Fischer, to President Roosevelt.
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1907-11-08
In a commencement address to the faculty and students of the University of Illinois, German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg urges the graduating students to use their theoretical and practical knowledge for the public good.
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1906-09-09
Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg asks if he can meet with President Roosevelt this afternoon.
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1905-06-01
German Ambassador Sternburg thanks President Roosevelt for his letters. He has been gravely ill but hopes to return to his duties in October. He is upset over the accusation that poor information from him to Emperor William II caused the incident with Ambassador David Jayne Hill. Sternburg asks Roosevelt not to say anything about his illness. He congratulates Roosevelt on the Great White Fleet’s accomplishments, which are “unique in the history of the world’s navies.”
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1908-08-16
Hermann Speck von Sternburg asks William Loeb to deliver an enclosure to President Roosevelt, and comments on the nomination of Secretary of War Taft as Republican candidate for president.
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1908-06-16
Hermann Speck von Sternburg congratulates President Roosevelt on the nomination of William H. Taft as the Republican candidate for president. He also reports that he has made some preparations for Roosevelt’s proposed trip to German East Africa. Sternburg tells Roosevelt about some of internal politics of the German foreign service, says that there appears to have been some pressure for his removal, and worries about possible troubles for him in the future.
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1908-06-15
President Roosevelt has informed German Ambassador Sternburg that he will correspond with him on “political questions of importance.” Sternburg informs William Loeb that during his leave abroad, August Kinne, head of the Chancery, will be the best official with whom to communicate.
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1908-05-13
German Ambassador Sternburg provides President Roosevelt the text of a letter from the German minister in Peking. The letter states that China desires a closer relationship with the United States and Germany, but that they would like any agreement between the powers to be secret so as not to upset other powers. Sternburg advises against secrecy. He also praises Roosevelt for his recent message to Congress and relays his wife’s greeting to Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
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1908-04-14
German Ambassador Sternburg informs President Roosevelt that the telegraphic address of German Emperor William II is Syracuse, Sicily.
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1908-04-03
As he prepares to leave Cuba, Herman Speck von Sternburg gives President Roosevelt detail about his visit there and his impressions of things he has seen. Overall, Sternburg says, conditions on the island were better than he expected, and he was very impressed by some of the military training and drills that he saw while he was there. He recommends leaving several departments of the Cuban military and government with strong advisers when the United States eventually ceases to have a provisional government in Cuba.
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1908-03-11
German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg greets President Roosevelt from Kettle Hill in Cuba, where Roosevelt fought during the Spanish-American War.
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1908-03-06