While there he also represented the interests of Great Britain , France , Italy , Russia , and Belgium which were then at war with the Ottomans .
In 1916 he was appointed by Woodrow Wilson to be the United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople .
While there he also represented the interests of Great Britain , France , Italy , Russia , and Belgium which were then at war with the Ottoman Empire .
In 1916 he was appointed by Woodrow Wilson to be the United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople .