Henry White (diplomat)

Henry White
Henry White in 1919
United States Ambassador to France
In office March 23, 1907 – November 3, 1909
President	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	Robert S. McCormick
Succeeded by	Robert Bacon
United States Ambassador to Italy
In office April 16, 1905 – February 26, 1907
President	Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	George von Lengerke Meyer
Succeeded by	Lloyd Carpenter Griscom
Personal details
Born	(1850-03-29)March 29, 1850
Died	July 15, 1927(1927-07-15) (aged 77)
Resting place	National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd ​ ​ (m. 1879; died 1916)​ Emily Vanderbilt Sloane ​ ​ (m. 1920)​
Children	Muriel White John Campbell White
Parent(s)	John Campbell White Eliza Ridgely
Relatives	Eliza Ridgely (grandmother)
Known for	Signer of the Treaty of Versailles

Henry White (March 29, 1850 – July 15, 1927) was a prominent American diplomat during the 1890s and 1900s,^[1] and one of the signers of the Treaty of Versailles.^[2]

Theodore Roosevelt, who was president during the peak of White's career, described White as "the most useful man in the entire diplomatic service, during my Presidency and for many years before." Colonel House, the chief aide to Woodrow Wilson, called White "the most accomplished diplomatist this country has ever produced."