The German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg and Theodore Roosevelt, 1889-1908
Subject(s): Adams, Henry, 1838-1918, Algeciras Conference, Ambassadors--Biography, Anglo German Blockade (Venezuela : 1902), Bülow, Bernhard, Fürst von, 1849-1929, Diplomacy, Heinrich, Prince of Prussia, 1862-1929, Holleben, Theodor von, 1840-1913, Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Moroccan Crisis (1904-1906), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908, White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941
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Stefan H. Rinke explores the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and Hermann Speck von Sternburg, the German ambassador to the United States from 1903 to 1908. Rinke notes that the two became friends in the 1880s, and that they shared mutual interests in the outdoors, hunting, and the study of war. Rinke says that Roosevelt’s friendship for Sternburg led to the President’s lobbying the German government to have Sternburg appointed ambassador, but he believes that Sternburg could not significantly improve the relationship between Germany and the United States because Roosevelt was so partial to Great Britain and France.
Photographs of Sternburg and Rinke appear in the article as do two text boxes. One has a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the other notes that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal is dedicated to Captain Charles S. Abott and the men of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1991
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
11
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg and Theodore Roosevelt, 1889-1908. [December 19, 1991]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307839. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rinke, Stefan H.. The German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg and Theodore Roosevelt, 1889-1908. [19 Dec. 1991]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307839.
APA:
Rinke, Stefan H.., [1991, December 19]. The German Ambassador Hermann Speck von Sternburg and Theodore Roosevelt, 1889-1908.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307839.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
