SIR AUCKLAND GEDDES Recently appointed British Ambassador to the United States. At the time of his appointment he was President of the British Board of Trade. Before that he had been Minister for National Service and Reconstruction. He put through the bill against post-bellum profiteering. Formerly a professor in McGill University, Canada. He is a graceful and fluent speaker and has been called the mouthpiece of the coalition." (British and Colonial Press) |