TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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I. Secretaries of State...

II. Counselors for the Department of State.

III. Assistant Secretaries of State... ..

IV. Second Assistant Secretaries of State.

V. Third Assistant Secretaries of State..

VI. Chief Clerks of the Department of State.

VII. Officers and Clerks of the Department of State.

VIII. Organization of the Department of State...

IX. Diplomatic Service of the United States.

X. Clerks in the Diplomatic Service of the United States:

XI. Classification of Diplomatic Secretaries.

XII. Consular Districts....

XIII. Tariff of United States Consular Fees.

XIV. Disposition of fees and compensation of Consular Agents and Vice Consuls.

XV. Consular Service of the United States....

Consuls-General at Large...

Consular Officers in Argentina, 41; Austria-Hungary, 42; Belgium, 42; Brazil, 42;

Bulgaria, 42; Chile, 43; China, 43; Colombia, 44; Costa Rica, 44; Cuba, 44;

Denmark and Dominions, 45; Dominican Republic, 45; Ecuador, 45; France

and Dominions, 45; German Empire, 46; Great Britain and Dominions, 47;

Greece, 52; Guatemala, 52; Haiti, 52; Honduras, 53; Italy, 53; Japan, 53;

Kongo, 54; Liberia, 54; Mexico, 54; Morocco, 55; Netherlands and Dominions,

55; Nicaragua, 55; Norway, 56; Panama, 56; Paraguay, 56; Persia, 56; Peru, 56;

Portugal and Dominions, 56; Russia, 57; Salvador, 57; Serbia, 57; Siam, 57;

Spain and Dominions, 57; Sweden, 58; Switzerland, 58; Turkey and Domin-

ions, 58; Uruguay, 59; Venezuela, 59.

Consular Assistants..

Interpreters (promoted from Corps of Student Interpreters).

Student Interpreters in China.....

Student Interpreters in Japan.

Student Interpreters in Turkey..

Consuls assigned temporarily, unassigned, or assigned to the Department of State...

XVI. Classification of Consuls General and Consuls....

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XVII. Biographical Statement Respecting Persons Serving Under Appointment of the Depart-

ment of State, at home or abroad, and the names and last posts of service of Diplo-

matic Officers and Consuls General, Consuls, Consular Assistants, Interpreters, Mar-

shals, and Student Interpreters, who have died or retired from the Service since

January 1, 1906.....

69

XVIII. Regulations Concerning Precedence of Diplomatic Agents......

146

XIX. Acts for the improvement of the foreign service, and for the reorganization of the Consular

Service of the United States...

146

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XX. Regulations Governing Appointments and Promotions in the Diplomatic Service

and for the Improvement of the Personnel of the Department of State.....

Executive Orders, 149; Information for Applicants Desiring Appointment to

Secretaryships in the Diplomatic Service, 152; Posts in the American

Diplomatic Service, 152; General Information Regarding Secretaries in

the Diplomatic Service, 152; Information Regarding Clerical Appoint-

ments in the Diplomatic Service, 153; Sample Examination for the

Diplomatic Service, 153.

XXI. Regulations Governing Appointments and Promotions in the Consular Service.....

Executive Orders, 157; Regulations Governing Examinations for the Con-

sular Service Promulgated by the Board of Examiners December 13,

1906, 159; Information for Applicants Desiring Appointment in the Con-

sular Service, 160; General Information Regarding Consular Officers, 161;

Duties of Consular Officers, 161; Vice-Consular Officers, 161; Consular Agents,

162; Consular Assistants, 162; Clerks in Consular Offices, 162; Student

Interpreters, 162; Marshals for Consular Courts, 162; Compensation of Con-

sular Officers, 163; Traveling Expenses, 163; Examinations, 163 (see also

sample examinations, pp. 153, 163); Sample Examination for the Consular

Service, 163.

XXII. Regulations Governing Interpreters and Student Interpreters in China, Japan, and

Turkey.....

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149

157

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168

Information for Applicants Desiring Appointment to the Student-Interpreter

Corps, 170; Sample Examination for the Student-Interpreter Corps, 163.

XXIII. Board of Examiners for the Diplomatic Service.

XXIV. Board of Examiners for the Consular Service..

171

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XXV. United States Court for China....

171

XXVI. Despatch Agents.

171

XXVII. Alaskan Boundary Delimitation Commission and Canadian Boundary Delimitation

Commission.

171

XXVIII. International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, under the Treaty of

January, 11, 1909...

171

XXIX. St. John River Joint Commission.

172

XXX. Pecuniary Claims, Arbitration Commission, United States and Great Britain..

XXXI. International Fisheries Commission.

172

172

XXXVIII. Permanent Court of Arbitration Provided for by the Convention signed at The Hague

July 29, 1899.....

173

Agt.-Consular Agent.

ABBREVIATIONS.

Com'l Att.-Commercial Attaché.

Agt. & C. G.-Agent (Diplomatic) and Consul- E. F. & M. P.-Envoy Extraordinary and MinGeneral.

Amb. E. & P.-Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary.

Att.-Attaché.

C.-Consul.

C. A. Consular Assistant.

C. G.-Consul-General.

ister Plenipotentiary.

Int. Interpreter.

Mar. Marshal.

Mil. Att.-Military Attaché.

Nav. Att.-Naval Attaché.

a Born of American parents residing abroad.

b Entered the service after examination under Executive order of September 20, 1895. c Entered the service after examination under Executive order of November 10, 1905. d Entered the service after examination under Executive order of June 27, 1906.

e Appointed from the Department of State under the provisions of Executive orders.

f Entered the service as Consular Assistant, after examination.

g Entered the service as Student Interpreter, after examination.

h Incomplete returns.

i Entered the service after examination under Executive order of November 26, 1909.

k The Consul-General is also Minister Resident.

I The Consul General is also Agent (Diplomatic).

m Accredited to Greece and Montenegro.

n Naturalized citizen.

o Accredited to the Netherlands and Luxemburg.

p Appointed by Executive order.

q Accredited to Roumania, Serbia, and Bulgaria.

r Date of appointment as Consular Clerk; appointed Consular Assistant July 1, 1908.

s Is also a Consular Assistant.

t Temporary recognition.

u Provisional recognition.

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