John Hay State of Residency: Ohio Appointment: Sep 20, 1898 Entry on Duty: Sep 30, 1898 Termination of Appointment: Jul 1, 1905 Presidency: McKinley/Roosevelt Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 7, 1898. Reappointed Mar 5, 1901

As Secretary of State

• Supported the "open door" policy in China

• Prevented the dissolution of the Chinese Empire in 1900

• Obtained settlement of the Alaska-Canada boundary controversy

• Acquired a clear title to Tutuila

• Securedd by treaty the right for the United States to construct and defend the Panama Canal

• Served as Secretary of State unitl his death

Foreign Travels of Secretary of State John Hay

Foreign Relations of the United States:
1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905

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Born: October 8, 1838
Died: July 1, 1905
Married: Clara Louis Stone
Education: Brown University
Occupation: Lawyer

Government Positions

• Private secretary of President Lincoln 1861-1865

• Secretary of Legation at Paris 1865-1867

• Charge d'Affaires ad interim at Vienna 1867-1868

• Secretary of Legation at Madrid 1869-1870

• Assistant Secretary of State 1879-1881

• Ambassador to Great Britain 1897-1898

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