John M. B. Sill
John Malhelm Berry Sill (November 23, 1831 – April 6, 1901) was American diplomat and educator who served as the List of ambassadors of the United States to South Korea, United States Consul General to Korea, president of Michigan State Normal College (which was renamed as Eastern Michigan University), and superintendent of Detroit Public Schools. He also served as a regent of the University of Michigan. Early life Sill was born on November 23, 1831 in Black Rock, Buffalo, Black Rock, a small neighborhood near Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, New York (state), New York to parents of English descent whose ancestors arrived in 1637. When he was a child, Sill's parents moved to Michigan and later to Oberlin, Ohio, but soon moved back to Michigan and settled in Jonesville, Michigan, Jonesville. Both of Sill's parents died on the same day when he was 11 years old, forcing Sill to work on a farm to earn enough money to attend school and purchase clothing and books. Educational career Si ...
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List Of Ambassadors Of The United States To South Korea
The United States Ambassador to South Korea () is the chief diplomatic representative of the United States accredited to the Republic of Korea. The ambassador's official title is "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea."Embassy of the United States, Seoul Ambassador Korea After the United States–Korea Treaty of 1882 was negotiated, diplomatic representatives were sent from Washington to Seoul.Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921–1922. (1922). From then until 1905, there were several Envoys and Consuls General, each heading what was called a legation. After the Japanese had defeated the Chinese in 1895, and the Russians in 1905, Korea began to see its independence disappear. By 1910, Japan had annexed Korea and the U.S. no longer had a diplomatic presence in Korea. Envoy, Resident Minister and Consul-General South Korea At the end of World War II, U.S. forces a ...
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