Herbert Hoover actually said...

American officials stationed or temporarily residing in foreign countries, and officials of insular possessions of the United States.

Consular agents are not authorized to address the Department of State directly.

I shall welcome any further reduction which can be made and still preserve the proper and just functioning of the Federal Government.

I wish to emphasize to the full extent of my ability the necessity, as a fundamental to recovery, the utmost economy of governmental expendi...