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John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and an assistant for Abraham Lincoln, he became a diplomat.
Jun 27, 2024 · John Hay was the U.S. secretary of state (1898–1905) who skillfully guided the diplomacy of his country during the critical period of its emergence as a great power; he is particularly associated with the Open Door policy toward China.
Aug 22, 2019 · John Hay was an American diplomat who, as a young man, came to prominence serving as a private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln. Besides his work in government, Hay also made his mark as a writer, co-authoring an extensive biography of Lincoln and also writing fiction and poetry.
John Hay, principal architect of the Open Door policy. The principle that all countries should have equal access to any of the ports open to trade in China had been stipulated in the Anglo-Chinese treaties of Nanjing (Nanking, 1842) and Wangxia (Wanghia, 1844).
HAY, JOHN MILTON (8 Oct. 1838-1 July 1905), diplomat, statesman, U.S. secretary of state, and historian, was born in Salem, Ind., to Dr. Charley and Helen Leonard Hay.
Secretary of State John Hay first articulated the concept of the “Open Door” in China in a series of notes in 1899–1900. These Open Door Notes aimed to secure international agreement to the U.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China, and respect for China’s administrative and territorial ...
Roosevelt’s admiration for Lincoln was only reinforced when he later came to know John Hay. The two met and talked about Lincoln often, and Hay gave Roosevelt a ring containing a lock of Lincoln’s hair, knowing that Roosevelt would treasure it as he did.
John Milton Hay was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and an assistant for Abraham Lincoln, he became a diplomat.
Following Lincoln's assassination, Hay served as first secretary for the American Legation in Paris and then as the charge d'affaires in the U.S. embassy in Vienna. In 1869, Hay headed to Madrid, where he became the secretary to the American Legation.
In later years, John Hay would reflect that his relationship with Lincoln had been the most profound experience of his life — an experience that he and Nicolay set out to memorialize for the American people in writing their ten volume magnum opus, Abraham Lincoln: A History.
