omatic Service, 1895, at Rome; Minister to Rome, 1907;
Ambassador, 1908; Minister Foreign Affairs, 1913; credited with
postponing the inevitable conflict between Italy and Austria while
at Rome.

Zimmerman, von: Under-Secretary of State. Appointed 1911; previously
Vice Consul Shanghai; Consul at Tientsin and in Diplomatic Corps.

Lichnowsky, Prince Karl Maximilian: Ambassador to Great Britain.
Born 1860; Attache, London, 1885; Counsellor Embassy, Vienna;
Foreign Office, Berlin; Ambassador to London, 1912. Member Roman
Catholic party. Did all he could to prevent rupture between Great
Britain and Germany. Was very popular in England.

Schoen, Baron Wilhelm von: Ambassador to France. Born June 3, 1851;
entered Diplomatic Service, 1877; Madrid, Hague, Athens, Berne,
Paris, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg; Ambassador, Paris, 1910.

Pourtales, Count Frederic: Ambassador to Russia. Born October 24,
1853; appointed St. Petersburg, 1908.

Tschirschky, Heinrich von: Ambassador to Austria-Hungary. Born
August 15, 1858; entered Diplomatic Service, 1873; Constantinople,
Vienna, St. Petersburg; Ambassador to Vienna, 1907.

Below Saleske, Konrad von: Minister to Belgium. Born April 18, 1866;
Secretary Legation, Athens; Ambassador, Constantinople, 1907.

Storck, von: Secretary Legation in Serbia.

Flotow, Hans von: Ambassador to Italy. Born September 10, 1862;
entered Diplomatic Service, 1893; Second Secretary Legation,
Washington, Hague, Paris.

Buch, von: Minister to Luxemburg.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

Francis Joseph (Franz Josef): Emperor.

Berchtold, Count Leopold: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Born April 18, 1863; saw Diplomatic Service in Paris. London;
Ambassador to St. Petersburg, 1906; appointed Secretary of State,
1914; emulated his predecessor, Count d'Herenthal, the annexor of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, in strong foreign policy.

Macchio, Dr. K., Baron: Under-Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs.

Forgach, Count: Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Diplomatic Service in Belgrade and Dresden.

Tisza, Count Stephen: President of the Ministry of Hungary. Born
April 22, 1861; served as President Ministry, 1903-06.

Mensdorff, A.: Ambassador to Great Britain. Born September 5, 1861;
Diplomatic Service in Paris, London, St. Petersburg; Secretary
Ambassador, London, 1896-1904; Minister Plenipotentiary, 1903-04;
Ambassador, 1904.

Szecsen, Count Nicolaus: Ambassador to France.

Szapary, Count Josef