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Assistant Secretary of State Bacon is honored to enclose a despatch from the Legation at Montevideo, Uruguay, in regard to the presentation of a photograph of Uruguayan President José Batlle y Ordóñez to President Roosevelt by the chargés d’affaires of Uruguay, Edward C. O’Brien.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-19
United States Ambassador to Uruguay O’Brien encloses “Mr. Roosevelt and Senor Batile y Ordonez,” an El Dia article about an interview granted to the Uruguayan Charge d’ Affaires Pedro Requena Bermúdez by President Theodore Roosevelt, at which the former presented a photograph of President Ordonez to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-19
The article, published in El Dia, quotes the New York Herald‘s description of the visit to the White House by the Chargé d’Affaires of the Uruguayan Legation, Pedro Requena Bermúdez. The El Dia article also includes a favorable description of President Roosevelt’s reception of Bermúdez and his appreciation for the photograph of Uruguayan President Batlle y Ordóñez. A translation accompanies the article.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-19
Theodore Roosevelt writes to make arrangements with Nicolay Andrew Grevstad about the visit of Dr. Carlos Blanco from Uruguay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1914-12-29
James Sullivan Clarkson encloses a letter from his son, who has been living in Montevideo, Uruguay, for multiple years and is acquainted with President Ordóñez and other native dignitaries. Clarkson’s son often writes to him about the poor repute in which America is held because of the boorish ministers sent there. Clarkson notes that General Edward C. O’Brien has worked hard to counteract this impression of America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-06
Harold Clarkson, an employee at the U.S. foreign ministry in Montevideo, Uruguay, writes to his father to disavow any negative reports about General Edward C. O’Brien, the new foreign minister to Uruguay. Clarkson describes O’Brien’s obstacles coming in (negative attitudes towards the Spanish American War, the previous minister’s deficiencies), and his successful efforts to create a welcoming environment. Clarkson also discusses O’Brien’s work to facilitate Secretary Root’s upcoming peaceful visit to Uruguay, soon after he had promoted peace and understanding at the third annual Pan-American conference in Rio De Janeiro. Included is a confidential admission that the government of Uruguay passed off official housing arrangements for Root to the U.S. foreign ministry, which Clarkson speculates has to do with cost savings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-07-12
A newspaper clipping from the December 19, 1906 El Dia Spanish-language newspaper quotes a New York Herald article about President Roosevelt granting a special audience at the White House to Pedro Requena Bermúdez, the Uruguayan Ambassador to the United States. Bermúdez brings a special message on behalf of President of Uruguay José Batlle y Ordóñez.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-19
Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, is dressed like Napoleon I. He is on board a ship with the presidents of “Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, [and] Argentina” standing in the background. Caption: For the sake of peace and quiet, why doesn’t South America ship him to some St. Helena?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-08-02