Mustafa Shekib Bey ( tr, Mustafa Şekip Bey), sometimes spelled Chekib,
was an envoy of the
Ottoman Empire
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to the
United States
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He was appointed minister to the United States in 1900, replacing
Ali Ferrouh Bey.
The appointment was formally made on August 20, but Shekib did not arrive until September 1901. During Shekib's absence, Ferrouh served as the interim
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. Shekib had two sons, and a wife who had died before he started his U.S. service.
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]Abdul Hamid II
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disliked it when the Americans pleaded for help for Armenians. As a result, he terminated the credentials of envoy Mustafa Shekib, and chose not to upgrade the mission to embassy status. Shekib therefore was unable to present his credentials to the President. Shekib slept in the daytime, and so his staff dealt with U.S. officials. Kuneralp stated that therefore "Things were eased out".[ - CITED: p]
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Madame Bey, the wife of Shekib's secretary Sidky Bey, stated that the fact that he did not present any credentials was "an unparalleled case in the history of the diplomatic service."[
Madame Bey stated that, in the words of Gene Pantalone, author of ''Madame Bey's'', Shekib was "peculiar and superstitious", and Madame Bey wrote that Shekib's secretary Sjelal Munif Bey lived at Sidky Bey's house and at a house in New York instead of in the legation property "Owing to the peculiar but natural disposition of Shekib Bey".][ Pantalone himself described Shekib as "enigmatic".][
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References
Further reading
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* - Haskell was from the American mission in Salonika (Thessaloniki
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; Documents held by the State Department
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Chekib Bey to Mr. Loomis. July 1, 1905
- About the death of John Hay
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Chekib Bey to Mr. Adee (telegram). July 22, 1905
- About an assassination attempt on the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
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Chekib Bey to Mr. Root June 4, 1906
- Regarding Ottoman Empire letters of attorney issued by missionaries
Mr. Bacon to Chekib Bey July 24, 1906
- Regarding Ottoman Empire letters of attorney
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Ambassadors of the Ottoman Empire to the United States
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
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