US Diplomat, Author. A member of a wealthy and prominent Jewish family whose ancestors included Confederate statesman Judah P. Benjamin, he received a bachelor's degree in 1898 and a master's degree in 1899, both from Columbia University. Einstein entered the Foreign Service, and among his assignments were postings as Secretary at US Embassies in Paris, London, Constantinople and Peking. He was also a poet and historian, and the author of 15 books and numerous magazine articles and academic papers, including "The Italian Renaissance in England", "The Relation of Literature to History", "Napoleon III and American Diplomacy at the Outbreak of the Civil War", "Tudor Ideals", "Historical Change", "Inside Constantinople", "Divided Loyalties", "A Prophecy of the War (1913-1914)", and "Roosevelt: His Mind In Action". He was Appointed US Minister to Costa Rica in 1911 and served until 1913. In 1915 he was a Special Envoy to Turkey, where he carried on diplomatic relations for several Ministers who had been forced to leave during World War I. In 1921 he was appointed Minister to Czechoslovakia, where he served until 1930. After leaving Prague, Einstein lived in New York City and Paris. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, mentored members of the US diplomatic corps, collected art and continued to write about foreign policy, the arts, and current events. He donated many of his art items to museums and other institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Einstein's memoir "A Diplomat Looks Back" was published the year after his death. He was the nephew of Congressman Edwin Einstein.
US Diplomat, Author. A member of a wealthy and prominent Jewish family whose ancestors included Confederate statesman Judah P. Benjamin, he received a bachelor's degree in 1898 and a master's degree in 1899, both from Columbia University. Einstein entered the Foreign Service, and among his assignments were postings as Secretary at US Embassies in Paris, London, Constantinople and Peking. He was also a poet and historian, and the author of 15 books and numerous magazine articles and academic papers, including "The Italian Renaissance in England", "The Relation of Literature to History", "Napoleon III and American Diplomacy at the Outbreak of the Civil War", "Tudor Ideals", "Historical Change", "Inside Constantinople", "Divided Loyalties", "A Prophecy of the War (1913-1914)", and "Roosevelt: His Mind In Action". He was Appointed US Minister to Costa Rica in 1911 and served until 1913. In 1915 he was a Special Envoy to Turkey, where he carried on diplomatic relations for several Ministers who had been forced to leave during World War I. In 1921 he was appointed Minister to Czechoslovakia, where he served until 1930. After leaving Prague, Einstein lived in New York City and Paris. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, mentored members of the US diplomatic corps, collected art and continued to write about foreign policy, the arts, and current events. He donated many of his art items to museums and other institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Einstein's memoir "A Diplomat Looks Back" was published the year after his death. He was the nephew of Congressman Edwin Einstein.
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