George H(ubbard) Blakeslee

Professor and diplomat, born in Geneseo, New York, USA. He taught history at Clark University (1903–44). His diplomatic career (1921–46) included participation in the Lytton Commission (1932), which recommended economic sanctions against Japan, and membership in the American delegation to the Far Eastern Advisory Commission (1945–6). He assisted in formulating US policy in Japan after World War 2.

George Hubbard Blakeslee (1871-1954) was an academic, professor at Clark University and the founder of the Journal of Race Development, which despite its name suggestive of eugenics was, in fact, the first American journal devoted to international relations. This journal was later renamed the Journal of International Relations, which in turn was merged with Foreign Affairs.