Citizen Genet persuaded several american sea captains to command privateers. He became a celebrity. Genet threatened to appeal to the people of the United States to overrule Washington.
Citizen Genet persuaded several american sea captains to command privateers. He became a celebrity. Genet threatened to appeal to the people of the United States to overrule Washington.
Genet was the French Ambassador to the US in 1793 and 1794 who was granted asylum in the US by President Washington when he was recalled by the Jacobins.
Edmond Genet, against direct orders from Washington, let a French-sponsored warship to sail out of Philadelphia. This angered Washington, and he demanded that Genet be recalled by France.
At the advice of Alexander Hamilton, Washington gave Genet asylum in the United States which allowed him to stay in the US and avoid execution by the Jacobin government of France. He stayed in the US the rest of his life.
Michael Genet was born on August 25, 1958, in Washington, USA.
He wasn't. The Jacobins recalled Ambassador Genet to France where his liely fate would have been the guillotine, but President Washington granted him asylum in the US where ge lived until his death in Greenbush, New York in 1834.
He wasn't. The Jacobins recalled Ambassador Genet to France where his liely fate would have been the guillotine, but President Washington granted him asylum in the US where ge lived until his death in Greenbush, New York in 1834.
Geo. Clinton Genet has written: 'Washington, Jefferson and \\' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Foreign relations
Citizen Edmond Genet underestimated the authority of President George Washington and the United States government in controlling foreign policy. Genet wrongly believed he could bypass official channels and rally American support for France against Britain. Ultimately, his actions strained relations between the United States and France.
In the spring of 1793, Edmond Genet was sent to the United States, as an official representative of France. At this time France was at war with a coalition of European monarchies that were led by England. Genet hoped to enlist Americans to serve on French warships, and to use American ports for French naval bases.President George Washington and his administration, insisted on strict neutrality. Genet took his case to the newspapers, hoping to play upon the pro-French feelings of the American people. Instead, his bullying tone rallied support for the President, injured the French cause, and embarrassed the Republicans (these were men who didn't approve of Washington being President). Edmond Genet would return to France empty handed, and a failure.
Edmond Genet, also known as Citizen Genet, was important because he played a significant role in shaping early U.S. foreign policy. As the French minister to the United States during the French Revolution, he attempted to gain American support for France against Britain, sparking a debate over neutrality and sovereignty. His actions led to the development of the Neutrality Proclamation by President George Washington in 1793.
working to overthrow Washington's administration.