Paul Anton Marie Hubert Graf Wolff Metternich zur Grach (December 5, 1853 – November 29, 1934) was a

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and

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ambassador in

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(1901–1912) and

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(1915–1916). He was a prominent German opponent of Ottoman actions during the

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenians, Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily t ...

Diplomatic career

Count Metternich began his career in the diplomatic service in 1882. He held early diplomatic postings in

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and

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. He was appointed

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from the German Empire to the

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in September 1901 in the absence for illness of the Ambassador, Count von Hatzfeldt. He was formally appointed German Ambassador in November, when Count Hatzfeldt resigned shortly before his death. King

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received his credentials at

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on 2 December 1901. During his tenure, he endeavored in vain to ease the tense German-British relations caused primarily due to the naval arms race between the two countries. He wrote in a report to Chancellor

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on July 10, 1916, "In a realisation of their plan to resolve the Armenian Question by destroying the Armenian race, the Turkish Government is not stopped neither by our representatives, nor by the public opinion of the west".

Honours

German Honours *: Order of the Crown, First class Foreign Honours *:

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, GCVO - ''1 February 1901''.

References

External links

"Modern Genocide: The Curse of the Nation State and Ideological Political Parties: The Armenian Case"

Letter of Wolff Metternich to Bethmann Hollweg, Feb 17, 1916
(ger)
"Wer am Leben blieb, wurde nackt gelassen" - Die Zeit, March 23, 2005 No 13
(ger) * 1853 births 1934 deaths Witnesses of the Armenian genocide German expatriates in the Ottoman Empire Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Ambassadors of Germany to Turkey Ambassadors of Germany to the United Kingdom {{Armenia-genocide-stub

Diplomatic career

Honours

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