In 1915 , Governor Martin Brumbaugh appointed him Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . Woods would serve six years in the post , before resigning in 1921 to take-up the post of Ambassador to Spain . In 1923 , he moved to the post of Ambassador to Japan . During his time in Japan , he organized the American relief effort in response to the devastating 1923 Great Kantō earthquake , before resigning in 1924
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
Cyrus Woods