A Journal from Our Legation in Belgium (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Hugh Simons Gibson was an American diplomat. He was in Belgium as secretary to the American Legation, when World War I began. In 1915 he unsuccessfully attempted to prevent the execution of British Nurse Edith Cavell. He was a friend of Herbert Hoover, Foreign Service officer: U.S. Minister to Poland, 1919-24; Switzerland, 1924-27; Luxembourg, 1927-33, 1937-38; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1927-33, 1937-38; Brazil, 1933-36. He was on the front cover of Time Magazine on the Nov. 26, 1923, July 18, 1927 and Feb. 8, 1932 issues.Gibson, Hugh is the author of 'A Journal from Our Legation in Belgium (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)', published 2007 under ISBN 9781406528008 and ISBN 1406528005.