Paul Ritter (diplomat)

Paul Ritter (November 17, 1865 - May 31, 1921) was Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States from 1909 to 1917.

[1] He was the Ambassador of Switzerland to the United States from 1909 to 1917.

He represented the German Empire in the United States when diplomatic relations were severed during World War I on February 3, 1917.

[2][1] In 1917 he was replaced as ambassador by Hans Sulzer.

[4][1] He died of apoplexy in Zurich, Switzerland on May 31, 1921.