John Bassett Moore

John Bassett Moore served as secretary and counsel to the American Peace Commission in Paris in 1898. The commission negotiated the settlement with Spain after the Spanish American War. His work followed earlier service as secretary to the conferences on Samoan affairs and North Atlantic fisheries. ^{2, 3}

Moore entered the State Department as a law clerk in 1885 and became Third Assistant Secretary the following year. He moved to Columbia University in 1891 to teach international law and diplomacy, but repeatedly returned to government work. He briefly served as Assistant Secretary of State in 1898 and as Counselor to the department in 1913 and 1914. ^{2, 1}

He combined arbitration, teaching, and international adjudication. Moore represented the United States in the Dominican mixed commission, joined the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and was elected to the Permanent Court of International Justice in 1921, remaining a judge until 1928. He also prepared extensive digests of international arbitration and international law. ^{2, 3}