Robert Lansing

Robert Lansing (1864-1928) was the Secretary of State for the United States under President Theodore Roosevelt.

In his position, Lansing played a significant role in developing U.S. foreign policy after the Great War. This policy included the annexation of occupied and defeated Canada, save the newly-created Republic of Quebec; the annexation of occupied territory from the defeated Confederate States, based on administration's view that the C.S. was granted sovereignty under duress; and generally harsh peace terms and reparations imposed upon the C.S.

Lansing testified before the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives. While his testimony was brutally honest about the Roosevelt Administration's policies, he was nonetheless harshly cross-examined by Committee member Flora Hamburger, the Socialist Representative from New York. Lansing ultimately retreated from her grilling.