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Ulrich Karl Christian Graf von Brockdorff-Rantzau (29 May 1869 – 8 September 1928) was a German diplomat who became the first Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic. In this capacity, he led the German delegation at the Paris Peace Conference but resigned over the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. He later was German Ambassador to the USSR from 1922 to 1928. ==Early life and career in the German Empire== Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau was born in Schleswig on 29 May 1869. He was the son of Graf Hermann zu Rantzau (1840-72), a Prussian civil servant (''Regierungsassessor'') of the and his wife Gräfin Juliane zu Rantzau, ''née'' von Brockdorff from Rastorf. Ulrich had a twin brother, Ernst Graf zu Rantzau (1869–1930) who later became a ''Geheimer Regierungsrat''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biografie Brockdorff-Rantzau, Ulrich Karl Christian Graf (German) )〕 In 1891, a great-uncle left him the manor ''Annettenhöh'' near Schleswig, and he took the name "Brockdorff-Rantzau".〔 In 1888-91, he studied law at Neuchâtel, Freiburg im Breisgau, Berlin (''Referendarsexamen'' in 1891) and Leipzig. He was awarded a ''Dr. jur.'' at Leipzig in 1891. Too young to join the ''Auswärtiges Amt'' (AA), the Imperial Foreign Office, he joined the Prussian Army as ''Fahnenjunker'' and was soon promoted to ''Leutnant'' in the ''1. Garderegiment zu Fuß'' (stationed in Flensburg). After an injury he left military service in 1893 and became a diplomat in the Foreign Office: as an ''Attaché'' at the AA in 1894, 1894-96 at the German ''Gesandtschaft'' at Brussels, 1896-97 at the AA (trade policy department), 1897-1901 as ''Legationssekretär'' (secretary to the embassy) at St Petersburg, 1901-09 at Vienna, where he soon rose to ''Legationsrat'' and, after a short stay at Den Haag, in 1905 to ''Botschaftsrat''. From 1909-12 he was political ''Generalkonsul'' at Budapest and in May 1912 became envoy to Copenhagen.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biografie Ulrich Graf Brockdorff-Rantzau (German) )〕 Brockdorff-Rantzau opposed the Prussian policies on Denmark and worked to improve the relationship between Denmark and Germany. During World War I, he supported Danish neutrality and worked to keep up the crucial trade links (German coal for Danish food) as the war dragged on.〔 He came in close contact with Danish and German trade unions and got to know the future German president Friedrich Ebert. He was also instrumental in facilitating the passage of the Bolsheviks Vladimir Lenin and Karl Radek across Germany in a sealed train in 1917. He was offered the post of ''Staatssekretär des Auswärtigen'' (State Secretary for Foreign Affairs) following Arthur Zimmermann's resignation in 1917, but declined because he did not believe he could follow a policy independent from military interference. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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