Ginzei Haim ] * 184 [ at Geneva, the candidacy of an american citizen was encouraged . The League of Nations Secretariat, always looking for ways to enlist UScooperation, hoped that an american High commissioner would attract american money for refugee work . The name of James McDonald as a possible candidate had been welcomed by Jewish and Gentile groups in the United States . James Grover McDonald first became interested in international affairs as a college student of political science . While a graduate student at Harvard, he began to teach history and political science at Harvard and radcliffe, later returning to his alma Mater, Indiana University, as an assistant professor . He eventually served as chairman of the american foreign Policy association for 15 years ( 1918 - 1933 ) . In this capacity he tried to bring about a better understanding of international relations in the United States . In order to learn at first - hand the political situation in Europe after the rise of Hit...
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