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Foreign Ministers Collection

Throughout history, foreign ministers have played pivotal roles in shaping international relations

Background imageForeign Ministers Collection: Reception of the Foreign Ministers and Consuls by the Emperor of China at Pekin (engraving)

Reception of the Foreign Ministers and Consuls by the Emperor of China at Pekin (engraving)
1620949 Reception of the Foreign Ministers and Consuls by the Emperor of China at Pekin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageForeign Ministers Collection: The Audience given by the Empress-Dowager and the Emperor of China to the Wives of the Foreign

The Audience given by the Empress-Dowager and the Emperor of China to the Wives of the Foreign Ministers at Peking
1598619 The Audience given by the Empress-Dowager and the Emperor of China to the Wives of the Foreign Ministers at Peking, on 13 December (litho) by Wright

Background imageForeign Ministers Collection: Audience chamber of the Sultan in Constantinople for receiving ambassadors

Audience chamber of the Sultan in Constantinople for receiving ambassadors
CHT271760 Audience chamber of the Sultan in Constantinople for receiving ambassadors. 1717 (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Archives du Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres, Paris

Background imageForeign Ministers Collection: The Dowager Empress of China and the Emperor receiving the Wives of the Foreign Ministers at

The Dowager Empress of China and the Emperor receiving the Wives of the Foreign Ministers at Peking (litho)
1051630 The Dowager Empress of China and the Emperor receiving the Wives of the Foreign Ministers at Peking (litho) by English School

Background imageForeign Ministers Collection: Conference of Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at Yalta

Conference of Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at Yalta, Crimea; USSR
6015211 Conference of Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Franklin D Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at Yalta, Crimea; USSR, World War II, 7 February 1945 (photo) by English Photographer

Background imageForeign Ministers Collection: The Return of the Chinese Court to Peking, Reception of Foreign Ministers in the Forbidden City

The Return of the Chinese Court to Peking, Reception of Foreign Ministers in the Forbidden City (litho)
1043649 The Return of the Chinese Court to Peking, Reception of Foreign Ministers in the Forbidden City (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageForeign Ministers Collection: A Historic Episode in the Chinese Court, the Reception of the Wives of Foreign Ministers by

A Historic Episode in the Chinese Court, the Reception of the Wives of Foreign Ministers by the Empress Dowager (litho)
1051968 A Historic Episode in the Chinese Court, the Reception of the Wives of Foreign Ministers by the Empress Dowager (litho) by Dadd


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Throughout history, foreign ministers have played pivotal roles in shaping international relations. From the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin during World War II, to the reception of Chinese emperors in Peking, and the historic Yalta Conference between Allied leaders, their negotiations and diplomacy have left indelible marks on world history. In black and white and in color, these images capture moments of significance, as foreign ministers and their wives were received by monarchs and leaders, paving the way for peace or war.