Arthur Sweetser

Born in 1888, Arthur Sweetser was an American journalist, author, and international civil servant whose career moved from reporting into the world of global diplomacy. He served during World War I and became closely involved with international affairs in the years that followed.

Sweetser is especially associated with the League of Nations, where he worked in its early years and became one of its best-known public voices. His papers, preserved by the Library of Congress, reflect major parts of his work on the Paris Peace Conference, the League, postwar peace planning, and the creation of the United Nations.

He died in 1968, leaving behind a career that traced some of the most ambitious international peace efforts of the 20th century. For listeners interested in diplomacy, world politics, or the history of international cooperation, his story offers a close-up view of those formative years.