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William e. dodd, american
ambassador to Berlin from 1933 to
1937. Courtesy National archive,
College Park, Md.

George s. Messersmith,
consul at the american
embassy in Berlin from
1930 to 1934, then
minister to austria, and
from 1937 until 1939
under secretary of state.
Within the american
diplomatic corps,
Messersmith was the most
prolific and outspoken
critic of National
socialism. Courtesy
National archive, College
Park, Md.