1814
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Switzerland
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Geneva in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Appointed Ambassador of Switzerland
Helps establish a Swiss Federal Government
Agrres to the settlement of the Alabama Claims in favour of the Americans
Arbitrators award $15 million to the US against Britain after the Civil War
Secures the passage of the Ballot Act for secret voting ballots
Secures the passage of the Ballot Act for secret voting ballots
Becomes the League's first Secretary-General.
Works on economic and communications policy for the League.
Supports League mediation in the Greek-Bulgarian conflict.
Chamberlain welcomes Germany's League membership as a major fulfilment of the diplomatic process begun at Locarno.
Leads League work on trafficking and social welfare issues.
Builds his reputation through League of Nations and disarmament diplomacy
Represents Britain at the World Disarmament Conference.
The report rejects Japanese claims to Manchuria.
The British government refers the Anglo-Persian concession dispute with Persia to the League of Nations.
Supports League of Nations efforts to restrict arms shipments to Bolivia and Paraguay during the Chaco War.
Final day of the conference but the French and German positions are irreconcilable
Presses for League resistance to Italian aggression.
Presses for League action as Italy prepares aggression against Abyssinia
Supports League collective security during the Abyssinia crisis.
Declares Britain will use collective resistance against aggression
Declares Britain will use collective resistance against aggression
Britain supports League sanctions against Italy.
Serves with Molotov as joint Chairman of the Geneva Conference
Discusses German reunification, there is no agreement between East & West
The West forward the "Eden Plan" for demilitarization of East Germany & free elections
The West forward the "Eden Plan" for demilitarization of East Germany & free elections
The West forward the "Eden Plan" for demilitarization of East Germany & free elections. The East rejects the "Eden Plan"
The West forward the "Eden Plan" for demilitarization of East Germany & free elections
Attends the Geneva Summit conference
Appointed Chief Negotiator for Britain at the Geneva Nuclear Test Ban Conference
The conference place at MacMillans instigation. Attended by the Foreign Minister's of Britain, Russia, America & France
Welcomes the Geneva conference as a diplomatic path after the war.
Jointly develops the peace plan presented to the Bosnian parties.
The World Health Organization appoints Brown Ambassador for Global Health Financing.
Provenance
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