Jhr. Reneke (René) de Marees van Swinderen (6 October 1860, in

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

– 17 January 1955, in

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) was a

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diplomat and politician. He married Elizabeth Lindsay Glover 21 December 1904 in Washington, D.C.

Career

*From September 9, 1887 to 1888 he was Attaché in the Cabinet of the Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. *Until October 1889 he was Attaché in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

. *From October 1889 to 1890 he was Attaché to

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*From 1890 to April 1894 he was second class secretary of legation in

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. *From April 9, 1894 to December 1899 he was first class secretary of legation to

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. *From January 1900 to 1901 he was first class secretary of legation in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. *From 1901 to 1903 he was minister at

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

. *In 1904 he was minister at

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. *From February 18, 1904 to February 12, 1908 he was envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in Washington, D.C., also accredited in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

. *In December 1907 he left for the Netherlands. *From February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 he was

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Honours

* 1910: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold.Royal Decree of 1910/-Mémorial du centenaire de l'Ordre de Léopold. 1832-1932. Bruxelles, J. Rozez, 1933..

References

Biography
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