Robert Forest Rose

Robert Forest Rose (1868 – December 19, 1924) and had a brother, David S. Rose, in whose office he studied law. One of the first things he did as Trade Advisor was to obtain a market in Austro-Hungary for cottonseed oil. In addition to Rose, the U.S. was represented by Frederick William Lehmann, a former United States Solicitor General, and Joseph Rucker Lamar, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. On May 27, 1914, to celebrate their success, the ABC envoys and the U.S. and Mexican delegates to the conference attended a royal garden party given by the Duke of Connaught, the Governor General of Canada at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto.

World War I Upon the break out of War in Europe, Rose was tasked with negotiating with foreign countries and obtaining permission for the U.S. to import "sugar beet seed, cyanide, dyestuffs, and other commodities." in May 1915 when the British Order-in-Council stopped their importation.

In August 1915, following the resignation of Secretary Bryan in June 1915 due to his differences with President Wilson over the escalating World War, Rose resigned from the State Department. Reportedly, Secretary Robert Lansing was "reluctant to have him leave the department service, but Mr. Rose had made arrangements to which he was obliged to adhere." He later wrote a course on expert shorthand, published in 1916.

Personal life Rose was twice married. His first marriage was in 1892 to Kathryn Robson, who died in 1919. He married, secondly, in 1921 to Helen Marshall.

In Washington, the Roses lived at 6803 5th Street.