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Thomas F. Bayard's appointment to which role brought him into conflict with his successor at the State Department?

  • Ambassador to Germany

  • Ambassador to China

  • Ambassador to Great Britain

  • Ambassador to Russia

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Thomas F. Bayard was appointed to be Ambassador to Great Britain in 1885, after serving as Secretary of State under Grover Cleveland. His appointment brought him into conflict with his successor at the State Department, Richard Olney, who opposed Bayard's policy of arbitration and negotiation with Great Britain over the Venezuelan boundary dispute.
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