Paris Peace Conf. 184/160
Composition and Functions of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, May 1, 1919
Commissioners Plenipotentiary and Personal Staffs
Honorable Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States.
- Aide: Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, U. S. N.
- Confidential Secretary: Mr. Gilbert F. Close.
Honorable Robert Lansing, Secretary of State of the United States.
- Assistant: Mr. A. C. Kirk, Second Secretary of Embassy.
- Aide: Captain James Garfield, U. S. A.
- Confidential Secretary: Mr. Richard C. Sweet.
Honorable Henry White.
- Assistant: Mr. Christian A. Herter, Special Assistant, Department of State.
- Aide and Secretary: Lieutenant R. E. Condon, U. S. A.
Honorable Edward M. House.
- Secretary: Mr. Gordon Auchincloss.
- Diplomatic Assistant: Mr. Arthur Hugh Frazier, Counselor of Embassy.
- Aide: Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Moore, U. S. A.
- Assistant Secretary: Mr. W. H. Shepardson.
- Confidential Secretary: Miss F. B. Denton.
General Tasker H. Bliss, U. S. A.
- Staff:
- Colonel S. D. Embick, U. S. A.
- Colonel U. S. Grant, 3rd, U. S. A.
- Colonel W. S. Browning, U. S. A.
- Lieutenant-Colonel W. B. Wallace, U. S. A.
Secretariat
Secretary General:
- Mr. Joseph C. Grew, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.
- Assistants:
- Lieutenant J. H. Smith, Jr., U. S. N.
- Mr. Grafton Winthrop Minot.
- Confidential Secretary: Mr. Albert Ward.
- Assistants:
Diplomatic Secretary:
- Mr. Leland Harrison, Counselor of Embassy.
- Liaison with Secretariat General: Lieutenant Chester Burden, U. S. A.
- Secretary: Mr. J. K. Huddle, Consular Assistant.
Executive Secretary:
- Mr. Philip H. Patchin, Counselor of Embassy.
- Secretary: Mr. R. B. Macatee, Consular Assistant.
- Communications: Lieutenant N. E. Wharton, U. S. N.
- Distribution: Mr. C. B. Welsh, Chief of Bureau, Department of State.
- Translations: Captain Kenneth Mcintosh, U. S. A.
- Indexes and Files: Lieutenant A. A. Chenay, U. S. A.
- Stenographic Reporters:
- Mr. F. A. Carlson.
- Mr. C. A. Leedy, Jr.
Disbursing Officer:
- Mr. William McNeir, Chief of the Bureau of Accounts, Department of
State.
- Assistant Disbursing Officer: Mr. George H. Harris.
Division of Current Diplomatic and Political Correspondence:
- Mr. Ellis Loring Dresel, Special Assistant, Department of State, Chief of Division.
- Mr. Jordan Herbert Stabler, Chief of Division of Latin American
Affairs, Department of State,
In charge of matters pertaining to Latin America, Spain, Portugal and Liberia. - Mr. E. T. Williams, Formerly Chief of Division of Far Eastern Affairs,
Department of State,
In charge of matters pertaining to the Far East. - Mr. S. Y. Smith, Chief of Diplomatic Bureau, Department of
State,
Drafting Officer. - Mr. Frederic R. Dolbeare, Second Secretary of Embassy,
In charge of matters pertaining to Russia and Poland. - Mr. Allen W. Dulles, Second Secretary of Embassy,
In charge of matters pertaining to Austria-Hungary and the Balkans. - Mr. Lithgow Osborne, Second Secretary of Embassy,
- Mr. J. G. D. Paul, Special Assistant, Department of State,
In charge of matters pertaining to Germany and the Northern Neutrals. - Mr. Leon Dominian,
In charge of matters pertaining to Syria and Turkey.- Liaison Officers:
- Major de Lancey Kountze, U. S. A.
- Captain C. S. Forbes, U. S. A.
- Lieutenant A. H. Leavitt, U. S. A.
- Liaison Officers:
Current Intelligence Summaries:
- Mr. William C. Bullitt, Special Assistant, Department of State.
Field Observers:
- Major Royall Tyler, U. S. A.
Military Information Section:
- Captain J. C. Hildt, U. S. A.
Negative Intelligence:
- Colonel R. H. Van Deman, U. S. A.
Press Bureau:
- Mr. Ray Stannard Baker, Chief.
- Mr. Arthur Sweetser, Assistant.
Ceremonial Officer:
- Major H. J. Whitehouse, U. S. A.
Medical Dispensary:
- Commander A. D. McLean, U. S. N.
- Major A. R. Lamb, U. S. A.
- Major W. D. McKenna, U. S. A.
Military Intelligence Library, G–2:
- Lieutenant P. H. Moseley, U. S. A.
Technical Advisors
International Law Section:
- Mr. David Hunter Miller.
- Mr. James Brown Scott.
- Assistants:
- Mr. Joseph Bailey Brown.
- Mr. Henry G. Crocker.
- Mr. Amos S. Hershey.
- Mr. Manley O. Hudson.
- Mr. Frank L. Warrin, Jr.
- Assistants:
Naval Section:
- Admiral W. S. Benson, U. S. N.
- Advisory Staff:
- Rear Admiral H. S. Knapp, U. S. N.
- Captain F. H. Schofield, U. S. N.
- Captain L. McNamee, U. S. N.
- Aide for Shipping: Commander J. C. Fremont, U. S. N.
- Personal Aide: Commander A. F. Carter, U. S. N.
- Advisory Staff:
Military Section:
- Major-General F. J. Kernan, U. S. A.
- Aides:
- Captain M. J. English, U. S. A.
- Captain J. E. Ewell, U. S. A.
- Lieutenant John Hart, U. S. A.
- Aides:
Economic Section:
- Mr. Bernard M. Baruch.
- Associates:
- Mr. Alexander Legge.
- Mr. Charles MacDowell.
- Mr. Fred K. Nielsen.
- Mr. John C. Pennie.
- Mr. Leland L. Summers.
- Mr. Frank W. Taussig.
- Secretary: Mr. Andrew P. Martin.
- Associates:
- Mr. Vance McCormick, Chairman, War Trade Board.
- Advisory Staff:
- Mr. John F. Dulles.
- Mr. George McFadden.
- Mr. L. C. Sheldon.
- Secretary: Mr. H. E. Mills, Jr.
- Advisory Staff:
Finance Section:
- Mr. Norman H. Davis, Finance Commissioner of the United States.
- Mr. Thomas W. Lamont.
- Counselor: Captain Jeremiah Smith, U. S. A.
- U. S. Treasury Aides:
- Mr. George Whitney.
- Mr. Hayden B. Harris.
- Mr. Herman J. Cook.
- Secretary: Mr. Henry C. Breck.
Food Section:
- Mr. Herbert Hoover, Director General of the American Relief
Administration.
- Secretary: Mr. Lewis Strauss.
Labor Section:
- Mr. Samuel Gompers, President, Commission on International Labor
Legislation.
- Special Assistant: Mr. W. E. Walling.
- Private Secretary: Mr. Guy H. Oyster.
- Liaison Officer: Major George L. Berry, U. S. A.
- Aide: Lieutenant Francis E. Adams, U. S. A.
Shipping Section:
- Mr. Edward N. Hurley, Chairman, United States Shipping Board.
- Special Commissioner U. S. Shipping Commission: Mr. H. M. Robinson.
- Assistant to Mr. Hurley: Mr. John E. Barber.
- Legal Advisor: Mr. Harold V. Amberg.
- Assistant Director of Operations: Mr. Edward E. Palen.
- Liaison Officer: Commander John Fremont, U. S. N.
- Statistician: Mr. C. S. Duncan.
Division of Territorial, Economic and Political Intelligence
Dr. S. E. Mezes, Director.
- Office Assistant: Lieutenant E. C. Wynne, U. S. A.
Dr. Isaiah Bowman, Chief Territorial Specialist and Executive Officer.
- Executive and Technical Assistant: Mr. P. T. Moon.
- Secretary and Confidential Clerk: Mr. John Storck.
Dr. C. H. Haskins, Specialist on Western Europe.
Dr. Charles Seymour, Specialist on Austria-Hungary.
Dr. R. H. Lord, Specialist on Russia and Poland.
Dr. Clive Day, Specialist on the Balkans.
Dr. W. E. Lunt, Specialist on Italy.
Dr. W. L. Westermann, Specialist on Western Asia.
Mr. E. T. Williams, Specialist on the Far East and the Pacific.
Captain S. K. Hornbeck, U. S. A., Specialist on the Far East and the Pacific.
Mr. G. L. Beer, Specialist on Africa.
Dr. J. T. Shotwell, Librarian and Specialist on History.
Dr. A. A. Young, Specialist on Economics.
Colonel L. P. Ayres, U. S. A., Statistician.
Professor Mark Jefferson, Specialist on Geography and Cartography.
Dr. D. W. Johnson, Specialist on Boundary Geography.
[Page 557]Administrative Offices
Major R. C. Patterson, Jr., U. S. A., Administrative Officer.
- Assistants:
- Captain C. N. Peacock, U. S. A.
- Mr. J. Wattawa, Special Assistant, Department of State.
| Col. E. G. Peyton, U. S. A. | Commanding Officer, Hdqs. Battalion |
| Captain Whitney Newton, Jr., U. S. A. | Personnel Officer |
| Major G. P. DuBose, U. S. A. | Business Manager |
| Major S. B. Olney, U. S. A. | Assignments |
| Lieutenant W. L. Black, U. S. A. | Hotel Manager |
| Captain A. Hart, U. S. A. | Telephones |
| Lieutenant A. S. Gini, U. S. A. | Auditing and Purchase |
| Lieutenant E. Kilpatrick, U. S. A. | Supplies |
| Lieutenant D. W. Scovell, U. S. A. | Photography |
| Mr. W. R. Brashear | Repair and Maintenance |
| Lieutenant David Uhle, U. S. A. | Printing |
| Captain Robert Kloeber, U. S. A. | Transportation |
| Captain B. F. Yates, U. S. A. | Branch Base Censor |
| Lieutenant L. N. Cobbledick, U. S. A. | Army Post Office |
| Major A. J. Peaslee, U. S. A. | Courier Service |