Eric Drummond

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Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Secretary-General
diplomat
human
affiliation Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations
surface form: League of Nations Secretariat
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
employer Foreign and Commonwealth Office
surface form: Foreign Office of the United Kingdom

League of Nations
familyName Drummond
fieldOfWork diplomacy
international organization administration
international relations
fullName James Eric Drummond
givenName Eric
James
hasRole head of international organization
international civil servant
honorificTitle 1st Earl of Perth
influenced development of international civil service norms
later practices of the United Nations Secretariat
languageSpoken English
French
Italian
memberOf House of Lords
Liberal Party (UK)
National Government (United Kingdom)
surface form: National Government (UK)
nobleTitle Baron Drummond of Stobhall
Earl
Viscount Strathallan
notableAchievement helped establish procedures for multilateral diplomacy in the interwar period
notableFor being the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations
shaping the early framework of modern international diplomacy
notableWork establishing principles of international public administration
organization of the League of Nations Secretariat
occupation civil servant
diplomat
politician
partOf UK Diplomatic Service
surface form: British diplomatic service
positionHeld British Ambassador to Italy
Member of the House of Lords
Secretary-General of the League of Nations
residence Italy
Switzerland
United Kingdom
workLocation Geneva
London, England
surface form: London

Rome

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