Question

At the time of signing, what was the title of the man who is the first of the two names in the name of the 1901 treaty that nullified the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty?

Answer 1

Secretary of State

The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty was signed by the U.S and Britain in April, 1850 being John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer the men who negotiated. The Hay–Pauncefote Treaty signed in 1901 replaced the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty also negotiated by John Milton Hay, secretary of State of the U.S.

Answer 2

The answer is the US Secretary of State. At the time of signing,Secretary of State was the title of the man (John Hay) who is the first of the two names in the name of the 1901 treaty that nullified the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. It was signed by US Secretary of State John Hay and British Ambassador to the United States Lord Pauncefote on the 18th of November 1901.