Mustafa Tahsin Bey

Mustafa Tahsin Bey came to Washington from the Ottoman Foreign Ministry, where he had been assistant undersecretary. His appointment was made in May 1896; the embassy's service history dates his Washington tenure from 23 September 1896 to 3 September 1897. ^{2, 1}

One documented public assignment was the dedication of Grant's Tomb in New York on 27 April 1897. Tahsin travelled from Washington with President William McKinley, members of Congress, and fellow diplomats. During the ceremonies he spoke with the president and members of Grant's family, conveying Sultan Abdülhamid II's sentiments on behalf of the Ottoman government and people. ²

Historian Sinan Kuneralp records that Tahsin died of tuberculosis soon after taking up the Washington appointment. ³