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GOTTLIEB VON, a German public official. Born in 1863, he received his education at Bonn University. In 1895 he entered the diplomatic service and became attaché at Rome and later at Munich. In 1897 he was in Rome serving first as Secretary of the German Embassy there and after 1909 as Ambassador. In 1912 he played a large part in inducing Italy to remain in the Triple Alliance, and largely because that power was friendly to him he was appointed Foreign Minister in 1913 to succeed Von Kiderlen-Waechter. He was JAINS unable to do what was expected of him, however, and when Italy entered the war against Austria a severe blow to his prestige was given. He conducted the negotiations with the United States during the time the relations between the two powers were strained, and exerted all his influence to prevent the declaration of ruthless submarine warfare. He retired in 1916 because of ill health and because he was unable to endure the demands of the military chiefs for a change in his policies.