William Dodd (ambassador), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Dodd (ambassador)

American historian and ambassador to Germany

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1869

Place of Birth: Clayton, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1940

Profession: diplomat, historian, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

William Edward Dodd (October 21, 1869 – February 9, 1940) was an American historian, author and diplomat.
A liberal Democrat, he served as the United States Ambassador to Germany from 1933 to 1937 during the Nazi era.
Initially a holder of the slightly Antisemitic notions of his times, he went to Germany with instructions from President Franklin D.
Roosevelt to do what he could to protest Nazi treatment of Jews in Germany "unofficially," while also attempting to follow official State Department instructions to maintain cordial official diplomatic relations.
Convinced from first hand observation that the Nazis were an increasing threat, he resigned over his inability to mobilize the Roosevelt administration, particularly the State Department, to counter the Nazis prior to the start of World War II.