George T. Weitzel

George T. Weitzel (1873-1936) was a non-career appointee Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua, appointed in 1911,[1] who was allowed to join without taking the exam because of his years as secretary to legations in Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Division of Latin American Affairs at the Washington, DC office.[2][3]

A civil war had been going on during Weitzel's tenure and at the request of President Adolfo Díaz Recinos, Weitzel arranged for American Marines to intervene.[4]

Weitzel graduated from Harvard University (1894) and Harvard Law School (1897).[5]

References
  1. "W". US State Department Archive. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. Executive Order 1288
  3. Annual Report of the United States Civil Service Commission
  4. "Elections and Events 1907-1924". UC San Diego Library. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. Annual Report of the United States Civil Service Commission
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