Diplomatist; born in
Paris,
France, April 5, 1845; French ambassador to the
United States in 1898.
After the destruction of the
Spanish fleets in
Manila Bay and off
Santiago, the surrender of the
Spanish army at the city of
Santiago, and the failure of the
Spanish government to secure the intervention of the
European powers, the
Spanish authorities undertook direct negotiations for peace.
As diplomatic relations with the
United States had been broken off,
M. Cambon was appointed the
special representative of the
Spanish government to arrange for a cessation of hostilities as well as the preliminaries of peace.
He executed this mission in a manner that won the appreciation of both governments concerned, and after the ratification of peace he was selected by the two governments to make the formal exchange of certified copies of the act.
