New York Herald Tribune - July 3, 193'/. Principals in State Department Shifts
Underwood & Underwood photo Herald Tribune photo Gcorgr S. Meuermtith, named Wilbur ]. Carr, named Minister Assistant Secretary of State to C:recho&lovakia Carr Gets Czechoslovakian Post In State Department Shake-Up
Assistant Secretary Named Minister to 'Trouble Spot' in Surprise Trans£ er Ending Current Shift; Messersmith Will Be His Successor in Capital
From tl,e Herald Trib11nc Bureau Mr. Carr, a native of Ohio, entered WASHINGTON, July 2.-In the the State Department as a clerk most surprising transfer in the cur and worked his way up. He was rent, State Department shake-up, chief of the Consular Bureau from President Roosevelt today nominated 1902 to 1907, chief clerk of the State Assistant Secretary Wilbur J. Carr Department from 1907 to 1909 and as Minister to Czechoslovakia. director of the consular service from George Messersmith, American Min 1909 to 1924, when he was appointed ister to Austria, was named Assistant Assistant Secretary. • Secretary of State. Mr. Messersmith, another career Although he has been in the State man, has been in the service since Department since 1892 and is 1914. He will take over Mr. Carr's credited with having built up the duties as director of personnel and department's career service, Mr. administration. Carr has never had an appointment With the transfers announced in the foreign service. At the age today the personnel reorganization of sixty-six he will take over his first is about completed. J. Butler post in one of the "trouble spots" of Wright, whom Mr. Carr succeeds, Europe. Because of Czechoslovakia's was appointed yesterday Ambassa treaty with France and Hitler's in dor to Cuba, and Jefferson Caffery, terest in the German minority in whom Mr. Wright suceeds, was the border state, the State Depart named Ambassador to Brazil in place ment has been keeping a watchful of Hugh Gibson, who was shifted to eye on that sector. Belgium. As Assistant Secretary in charge of The Senate today confirmed the career personal, Mr. Carr had a good nomination of Hugh R. Wilson, deal to say about the recent trans formerly Ambassador to Belgium, fers that have taken place in the as Assistant Secrtary of State. Mr. foreign service. He was retained Wilson succeeds R. Walton Moore, after he had passed the statutory who was promoted to the newly cre retirement af;e to assist the Secre ated po~t o! counselor to the de tary .in the reorganization. partment.