Moffat, Jay Pierrepont 1896-1943
Variant namesMoffat was a U.S. diplomat and State Department official. He was private secretary to the U.S. minister to the Netherlands (1917-1919); secretary of the American legation in Poland (1919-1921), Japan (1921-1923), and Turkey (1923-1925); protocol officer at the White House (1925-1927); secretary of the American legation to Switzerland (1927-1931) where he became an expert on disarmament; chief of the Western European Division of the State Dept. (1932-1935); consul general in Sydney, Australia (1935-1937); chief of the new Division of European Affairs at the State Dept. (1937-1940); and U.S. minister to Canada (1940-1943).
From the description of Diplomatic papers, 1917-1943. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122574992
From the guide to the Diplomatic papers, 1917-1943., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | George S. Messersmith papers | University of Delaware Library - Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Armstrong, Hamilton Fish, 1893-1973. Hamilton Fish Armstrong papers, 1893-1973 (bulk 1916-1973). | Princeton University Library | |
| creatorOf | Moffat, Jay Pierrepont, 1896-1943. Diplomatic papers, 1917-1943. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Diplomatic papers, 1917-1943. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Hamilton Fish Armstrong Papers, 1893-1973, 1916-1973 | Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers. |
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| correspondedWith | Armstrong, Hamilton Fish, 1893-1973. | person |
| associatedWith | Messersmith, George S., (George Strausser), 1883-1960 | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Dept. of State | corporateBody |
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| United States | |||
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| Poland |
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| Diplomatic and consular service, American |
| Disarmament |
| International cooperation |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
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Person
Birth 1896-01-07
Death 1943-01-25
