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John Barrett

Birth:	Nov. 28, 1866 Grafton Windham County Vermont, USA
Death:	Oct. 17, 1938 Rockingham Windham County Vermont, USA
US Diplomat. He attended Vanderbilt University and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1889. He then became a newspaper reporter and editor, working in San Francisco, Tacoma, Seattle and Portland, Oregon. Barrett covered US efforts to improve relations with Southeast Asian countries, and he made such a favorable impression on President Grover Cleveland during an in person interview that in 1894 Cleveland named him US Ambassador to Siam, where he served until 1898. During the Spanish-American War Barrett acted as a political advisor to Admiral George Dewey. In 1903 President Theodore Roosevelt named him Ambassador to Argentina, and he became Ambassador to Panama in 1904 and Colombia in 1906. Barrett was commended for his efforts to resolve conflicting US, Panamanian and Colombian claims during negotiations over creation of the Panama Canal Zone and construction of the waterway. From 1907 to 1920 Barrett was Director General of the Pan-American Union, now known as the Organization of American States. In 1924 he was active in the presidential campaign of Calvin Coolidge. Barrett also authored five books, including 1899's "Admiral Dewey: A Sketch of the Man". (bio by: Bill McKern) Search Amazon for John Barrett

Burial: Grafton Village Cemetery Grafton Windham County Vermont, USA
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