Official positions of principal persons mentioned in the correspondence

• Aguilar, General Candido Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations to March 27
• Ahmed Nessimi Bey Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs from February 5
• Aldunate, Don Santiago Chilean Ambassador at Washington
• Arnold, Frank D United States Secretary of Legation in Siam; Chargé d’Affaires to August 8
• Bailly-Blanchard, Arthur United States Minister in Haiti
• Baker, Newton D Secretary of War of the United States
• Balfour, Arthur J British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• Baquerizo Moreno, Alfredo President of Ecuador
• Belden, Perry United States Secretary of Legation in Colombia; Chargé d’Affaires to August 8
• Bernstorff, Johann Heinrich, Count von. German Ambassador at Washington
• Bethmann-Hollweg, Theobold Theodore Friedrich Alfred von. German Imperial Chancellor to July
• Beyens, Baron Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs to July
• Bissing, Moritz Ferdinand, Baron von. German Governor General in Belgium (died April 18, 1917)
• Braz Pereira Gomes, Dr. Wenceslao. President of Brazil
• Briand, Aristide Premier of France to March 20
• Brum, Baltasar Uruguayan Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Cadorna, General Luigi Chief of the General Staff of the Italian Army to November
• Calderon, Don Ignacio Bolivian Minister at Washington
• Caperton, Rear Admiral William Banks. Commander in Chief of Pacific Fleet, U. S. Navy
• Carranza, General Venustiano First Chief of the Constitutionalist Army in Charge of Executive Power; President of Mexico from May
• Cecil, Lord Robert British Minister of Blockade and Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• Céspedes, Carlos Manuel de Cuban Minister at Washington
• Chamorro, Emiliano President of Nicaragua
• Charles I Emperor of Austria; as Charles IV, King of Hungary
• Ch’en Chin-tao Chinese Minister of Finance
• Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer. Member of British Parliament; Minister of Munitions to July
• Colby, Bainbridge Commissioner of United States Shipping Board; delegate to Inter-Allied Conference at Paris, November
• Cole, General Eli K Commanding United States Marines in Haiti
• Crosby, Oscar T Assistant Secretary of the Treasury of the United States; in Europe as President of Inter-Allied Council on War Purchases and Finance from November
• Cuadra Zavala, Don Joaquin Nicaraguan Chargé d’Affaires at Washington to October 1
• Curtis, James L United States Minister in Liberia (died October 24, 1917)
• Curzon, George Nathaniel, Earl Curzon of Kedleston. British Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords
• Czernin, Count Ottokar Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and President of the Council of Ministers
• Da Gama, Domicio Brazilian Ambassador at Washington
• Danglis, General P Member of Greek Provisional Government; Minister of War from June
• Daniels, Josephus Secretary of the Navy of the United States
• De Negri, Ramón P Mexican Consul General at San Francisco in charge of Mexican interests in the United States
• Desvernine, Pablo Cuban Secretary of State
• Djavid Bey Turkish Minister of Finance from February 4
• Domínici, Don Santos A Venezuelan Minister at Washington
• Droppers, Garrett United States Minister in Greece and Montenegro
• Egan, Maurice Francis United States Minister in Denmark
• Ekengren, W. A. F Swedish Minister at Washington
• Elizalde, Don Rafael H Ecuadoran Minister at Washington
• Elkus, Abram I United States Ambassador in Turkey
• Enver Pasha Turkish Minister of War from February 4
• Estrada Cabrera, Manuel President of Guatemala
• Ewing, John United States Minister in Honduras
• Falkenhausen, Baron Friedrich von. German Governor General in Belgium from April 25
• Feng Kuo-chang Vice President of China; Acting President from July 1
• Fletcher, Henry P United States Ambassador in Mexico
• Francis, David R United States Ambassador in Russia
• Freyre y Santander, Manuel de Peruvian Chargé d’Affaires at Washington; Minister from December 3
• Frost, Wesley. United States Consul at Cork (Queenstown) to August
• Fuad Bey Turkish Minister of the Interior
• Garay, Don Narcisco Panaman Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• George Prince of Greece, brother of King Constantine
• Gerard, James Watson United States Ambassador in Germany
• Gonzales, William E United States Minister in Cuba
• Gregory, Thomas Watt Attorney General of the United States
• Grew, Joseph C United States Counselor of Embassy at Berlin to February 14; Counselor of Embassy at Vienna to May
• Grey, Sir Edward Member of British Parliament; former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• Guthrie, George Wilkins United States Ambassador in Japan (died March 8, 1917)
• Hale, Edward J United States Minister in Costa Rica
• Halil Bey Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs; Minister of Justice from February 4
• Handley, William W United States Consul General at Lima
• Hartman, Charles S United States Minister in Ecuador
• Henderson, Arthur British Minister without portfolio
• Hindenburg, Paul von Beneckendorf und von. Field Marshal, Chief of the General Staff of the German Army
• Honnold, William L Director in America of Commission for Relief in Belgium
• Hoover, Herbert Chairman of Commission for Relief in Belgium
• House, Edward Mandell Personal Representative of President Wilson to European Governments
• Houston, David Franklin Secretary of Agriculture of the United States
• Howard, Daniel Edward President of Liberia
• Hübscher, Carl Paul Swiss Secretary of Legation at Washington; Chargé d’Affaires, July 23 to August 27
• Huidobro, Alamiro Chilean Minister for Foreign Affairs to July
• Irigoyen, Hipolito President of Argentina
• Jefferson, Benjamin L United States Minister in Nicaragua
• Jeffery, Robert Emmett United States Minister in Uruguay
• Jellicoe, Sir John Rush worth British Admiral in command of the Grand Fleet
• Jusserand, J. J French Ambassador at Washington
• King, C. D. B Liberian Secretary of State
• Kondouriotis, Admiral P Member of Triumvirate of Greek Provisional Government; Minister of Marine from June 27
• Koo, Vi Kyuin Wellington. Chinese Minister at Washington
• Kühlmann, Richard von German Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from August 5
• Lacaze, Admiral G. C French Minister of Marine, March 20 to November 16
• Lancken, Baron von der Chief of the Political Department of the German Government General in Belgium
• Lane, Franklin K Secretary of the Interior of the United States
• Langhorne, Marshall United States Secretary of Legation in the Netherlands; Chargé d’Affaires, January 15 to October 3
• Lansing, Robert Secretary of State of the United States
• Law, Andrew Bonar British Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons
• Leavell, William H United States Minister in Guatemala
• Li Yuan-hung President of China to July 1
• Lloyd George, David. British Prime Minister
• Long, Boaz W United States Minister in Salvador
• Long, Breckinridge Third Assistant Secretary of State of the United States
• Loudon, Jonkheer J Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
• Ludendorff, Erich F. W. von First Quartermaster General of the German Army and Assistant to Chief of the General Staff
• Lyon, Ernest Liberian Consul General at Baltimore
• Macchi di Cellere, Count V Italian Ambassador at Washington
• Marques Bustillos, V Provisional President of Venezuela
• McAdoo, William Gibbs Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
• McMillin, Benton United States Minister in Peru
• Mehdi Kahn Persian Minister at Washington
• Méndez, Don Joaquín Guatemalan Minister at Washington
• Menocal, Mario G President of Cuba
• Ménos, Solon Haitian Minister at Washington
• Merry del Val, Cardinal Raphael Archpriest of Basilica of St. Peter’s, Rome; former Pontifical Secretary of State
• Michaelis, Dr. Georg German State Commissioner for National Food Supply, February to July; Imperial Chancellor, July 14 to November 2
• Michaїlovitch, Lioubomir Serbian Minister at Washington
• Milner, Sir Alfred British Minister without portfolio
• Molinari, Diego Luis Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Argentina
• Mooney, Daniel F United States Minister in Paraguay
• Morgan, Edwin Vernon United States Ambassador in Brazil
• Morris, Ira Nelson United States Minister in Sweden
• Mosquera, Bernandino Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Relations from September 7
• Motono, Viscount Ichiro Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Murphy, Dominic I United States Consul General at Sofia
• Naón, Rómulo S Argentine Ambassador at Washington
• O’Rear, John D United States Minister in Bolivia
• Page, Thomas Nelson United States Ambassador in Italy
• Page, Walter Hines United States Ambassador in Great Britain
• Panaretoff, Stephan Bulgarian Minister at Washington
• Pardo, Dr. José President of Peru
• Peganha, Nilo Brazilian Minister for Foreign Affairs from May 7
• Pena, Dr. Carlos Maria de Uruguayan Minister at Washington
• Penfield, Frederic C. United States Ambassador in Austria-Hungary
• Peters, Andrew J Assistant Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in Charge of Customs to March 15
• Phillips, William Assistant Secretary of State of the United States
• Poincaré, Raymond President of France
• Poland, W. B Director for Europe of Commission for Relief in Belgium
• Politis, N Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs from June 27
• Polk, Frank Lyon Counselor for the Department of State of the United States
• Porras, Don Belisario Panaman Minister at Washington
• Price, William J United States Minister in Panama
• Pueyrredon, Honorio Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Agriculture
• Radoslavoff, Vassil Bulgarian Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs and of the Interior
• Rappard, Chevalier W. L. F. C. van. Netherland Minister at Washington.
• Reinsch, Paul Samuel United States Minister in China
• Riaño y Gayangos, Don Juan Spanish Ambassador at Washington
• Ritter, Dr. Paul Swiss Minister at Washington to July
• Riva Aguero, Enrique de la Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs to July 28
• Robertson, Gen. Sir William Robert. Chief of the Imperial General Staff of the Robert. British Army
• Sato, Aimaro Japanese Ambassador at Washington
• Schmedeman, Albert George United States Minister in Norway
• Sharp, William Graves United States Ambassador in France
• Shea, Joseph H United States Ambassador in Chile
• Sims, William Sowden Vice Admiral, commanding United States Naval. Forces in European Waters
• Skinner, Robert P United States Consul General at London
• Sonnino, Baron Sidney Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Spring Rice, Sir Cecil Arthur British Ambassador at Washington
• Stabler, Jordan Herbert Chief of Division of Latin-American Affairs, Department of State of the United States
• Stimson, Frederic Jesup United States Ambassador in Argentina
• Stovall, Pleasant Alexander United States Minister in Switzerland
• Stumm, Wilhelm von German Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• Suarez Mujica, Eduardo Chilean Minister for Foreign Affairs from October 7
• Sulzer, Hans Swiss Minister at Washington from August 27
• Sun Yat-sen Leader of Nationalist Party in China
• Talaat Pasha Turkish Grand Vizier and Minister of the Interior from February 5
• Tarler, G. Cornell Secretary of United States Embassy in Turkey; Chargé d’Affaires from April 11
• Tarnowski, Count Adam Austro-Hungarian Ambassador designate at Washington
• Tisza, Count Stephen President of the Council of Ministers of Hungary to June 15
• Tobar y Borgofio, Carlos Ecuadoran Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Toledo Herrarte, Luis Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Ts’ao Ju-lin Chinese Minister of Communications from July
• Tuan Chi-jui Premier of China
• Tudela, Dr. Francisco Peruvian Minister for Foreign Affairs from July. 28
• Urtecho, J. Andres Nicaraguan Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Urueta, Carlos Adolfo Colombian Minister at Washington
• Valdes, Dr. Ramón M President of Panama
• Van Dyke, Henry United States Minister in the Netherlands to January 15
• Vasquez, Mariano Honduran Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Venizelos, Eleutherios K Member of Triumvirate at head of Provisional Government of Greece; Premier of Greece from June 27
• Viera, Dr. Feliciano President of Uruguay
• Vouros, A Greek Chargé d’Affaires at Washington to September 21
• Washington, Horace Lee United States Consul at Liverpool
• Wheeler, Post United States Secretary of Legation in Japan; Chargé d’Affaires, March 8 to October 30
• Whitlock, Brand United States Ambassador in Belgium
• Willard, Joseph Edward United States Ambassador in Spain
• Wilson, Woodrow President of the United States
• Woolsey, Lester H Solicitor for the Department of State of the United States from June 27
• Wu Ting-fang Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Zaldivar, Don Rafael Salvadoran Minister at Washington
• Zimmerman, Dr. Artur German Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to August 5
• Zwiedinek, Baron Erich Austro-Hungarian Chargé d’Affaires at Washington