Sesostris Sidarouss Pasha

Born in Alexandria in 1873, Sesostris Sidarouss studied law in Paris and worked in Egypt’s Mixed Courts and Royal School of Law before his diplomatic career. His postings included Washington, Brussels, The Hague, Athens, and Belgrade, as well as acting assignments in London and Paris. He also wrote on the patriarchates of the Ottoman Empire and translated the Sudan codes into Arabic. ¹

As minister in Washington, Sidarouss proposed talks on cotton in September 1931. Egypt and the United States both depended on cotton exports, and he sought cooperation over production and trade as falling prices put pressure on growers. ^{2, 3}