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The Career of Jean Jules Jusserand (while an ambassador in the USA)

His career started in 1878 when he applied to the Foreign Affairs national competition, at the age of 23. He first started as a student-consul, and he was then kept as a help-consul in London under the direction of Mr. Langlet, who congratulated him on his remarkable work. In 1880, he became sous-chef of the 'cabinet de Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire', where he worked as minister of foreign affairs. His literatry work enabled him to reach a higher status as Paul Cambon's partner, Minister of France in Tunisia, in 1882. Where he will be in charge of the administrative organisation of the protectorate. He is named a respected diplomate, thanks to his contributions to the great humanization of the protectorate. Jusserand came back to the Quai d’Orsay in 1887, in a delicate moment, where he worked in the political sector. In 1898 he exerced in the role of emissary near Saint-Siège, then Minister of France in Copenhagen. He will be finally named ambassador in Washington in 1902,under the presidency of Loubet.