Émile Nosky-Georges-Henri Emile Daeschner (3 January 1863 – December 13, 1928) was a French diplomat.

Early life

Daeschner was born on 3 January 1863 in the

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. He was the son of Alasatian

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parents, Ludwig Daeschner (1828–1878), a merchant from

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, and Louise Caroline de Fernex (1830–1891), who was born in

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. He earned a law degree and was a graduate of the

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Career

In 1887, after being admitted to the competition in the diplomatic and consular career, he became attached to the political leadership in the office of Foreign Minister. Reportedly, he was "one of the favorite pupils of

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, considered the greatest Ambassador of the Third Republic." From 1888 to 1897, he held various positions in the Foreign Ministry, and in 1898 was appointed second secretary at the embassy in London. From 1905 to 1906, he was chief of staff of the Prime Minister

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and staff of the

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. In February 1906, he is member of the French delegation to the funeral of

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. From 1906 to 1908 he worked as first secretary of the Embassy of France in Madrid and at the Embassy of France in London. In 1909, he was appointed

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. In 1912, he was chief of staff and staff of

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, President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs. From 1913, he was Minister Plenipotentiary 1st class in Lisbon (Portugal) and in Bucharest (Romania) in 1920.

Ambassador to the United States and Turkey

In December 1924, he was appointed Ambassador of France in Washington,

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. Upon his arrival in New York on board the ''

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'' in January 1925, accompanied by his wife and daughters, he was greeted by forty members of the

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. He was replaced by

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in an attempt by France to reach a debt deal (his negotiations led to the Mellon-Berenger Agreement for settling war debts). After leaving the United States in January 1926, he succeeded

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as the Ambassador of France to Turkey, before his retirement in 1928. He was succeeded in

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by Charles de Chambrun.

Personal life

He married Henriette Krug (1876–1929), daughter of Paul Krug and Caroline Harle. Together, they had four children. In discussing her time in Washington, she was reported to say:

"Life in Washington seemed charming and quiet after Paris, London and New York, but politics dominated everything, and the intellectual and artistic centres were not so well developed as in other cities perhaps, she said, because of the absence of great wealth, which is necessary for such development."

File:Antionette, Emile Dreschner & wife, Irene LCCN2014718500.jpgdied at his home in the

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after a short illness on December 13, 1928.

References

External links

*Raymond Poincaré
''Au service de la France : neuf années de souvenirs''
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