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George S. Messersmith
George Strausser Messersmith (October 3, 1883 – January 29, 1960) was a United States ambassador to Austria, Cuba, Mexico and Argentina. Messersmith also served as head of the U.S. Consulate in Germany from 1930 to 1934, during the rise of the Nazi party.
He was best known in his day for his controversial decision to issue a visa to Albert Einstein to travel to the United States. He is also known today for his diplomatic handling of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, later Duke and Dutchess of Windsor, in the era leading up to World War II.
==Education and early career==
Messersmith, a graduate of Keystone State Normal School,〔 was a teacher, then school administrator, from 1900 until he entered the foreign service in 1914.〔"(Foreign Affairs: Career Man's Mission )," Time, 1946-12-02.〕 That year, he left his position as vice president of the Delaware State Board of Education to become U.S. consul in Fort Erie, Ontario.〔"(National Affairs: Messersmith to Mexico )," Time, 1941-12-08.〕 After serving as a U.S. consul at Curacao (1916–1919), and Antwerp (1919–1925), he became U.S. Consul General for Belgium and Luxembourg in 1925.〔Stephen R. Wenn, "''(A Tale of Two Diplomats: George S. Messersmith and Charles H. Sherrill on Proposed American Participation in the 1936 Olympics ),''" 16 Journal of Sport History 27, 30 (Spring 1989).〕 He served as U.S. consul general in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1928 to 1930.〔
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