Edward M. House

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Edward M. House was an influential American diplomat and political advisor who served as President Woodrow Wilson’s closest confidant and key strategist, especially in foreign affairs during World War I.

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Edward M. House canonical 2
Edward Mandell House 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomat
human
political advisor
burialPlace Green-Wood Cemetery
closeTo Woodrow Wilson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1858-07-26
dateOfDeath 1938-03-28
educatedAt Cornell University
employer Woodrow Wilson administration
familyName House
fieldOfWork foreign policy
international relations
fullName Edward M. House self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edward Mandell House
genre political memoir
givenName Edward
hasHonorificSuffix Colonel
influenced United States foreign policy during World War I
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (indirectly)
surface form: Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
influencedBy Woodrow Wilson
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf United States delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, 1919
middleName Mandell
nativeLanguage English
nickname Colonel House
notableFor behind-the-scenes diplomacy during World War I
being Woodrow Wilson’s closest confidant
shaping postwar peace negotiations
notableWork The Intimate Papers of Colonel House (as subject)
advising Woodrow Wilson on foreign policy
participation in the Paris Peace Conference (1919)
role in the creation of the League of Nations
occupation diplomat
political consultant
political strategist
presidential advisor
participatedIn Paris Peace Conference
surface form: Paris Peace Conference, 1919

World War I diplomacy
placeOfBirth Houston, Texas, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
politicalAlignment Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
positionHeld advisor to President Woodrow Wilson
key foreign policy strategist for the Wilson administration
unofficial presidential envoy
residence Houston, Texas, United States
New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
workedOn preparatory work for the League of Nations

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Edward M. House fullName Edward M. House self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edward Mandell House