. ▁ ▁App oint ed ▁minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁instit uted ▁educational ▁re forms ▁by ▁integr ating ▁the ▁different ▁divisions ▁of ▁public ▁education ▁and ▁by ▁developing ▁a ▁curr icul um ▁at ▁the ▁intermediate ▁level ▁for ▁the ▁voc ational ▁and ▁technical ▁training ▁of ▁man power ▁needed ▁in ▁a ▁developing ▁industrial ▁country . ▁ ▁When ▁General ▁Ag ust ín ▁P . ▁Just o ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁Argentina ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁appointed ▁Sa aved ra ▁Lam as ▁as ▁foreign ▁minister . ▁In ▁this ▁post ▁for ▁six ▁years , ▁Sa aved ra ▁Lam as ▁brought ▁international ▁prest ige ▁to ▁Argentina . ▁He ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁every ▁South ▁American ▁diplom atic ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁th irt ies , ▁induced ▁Argentina ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁after ▁an ▁absence ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁years , ▁and ▁represented ▁Argentina ▁at ▁virt ually ▁every ▁international ▁meeting ▁of ▁consequence ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁in ▁ending ▁the ▁Ch aco ▁War ▁between ▁Par agu ay ▁and ▁Boliv ia ▁( 1 9 3 2 – 1 9 3 5 ) ▁had ▁not ▁only ▁local ▁significance ▁but ▁generalized ▁international ▁importance ▁as ▁well . ▁When ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁foreign ▁office , ▁he ▁immediately ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁moves ▁to ▁lay ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁ground work ▁for ▁a ▁negoti ated ▁settlement ▁of ▁this ▁dispute . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁he ▁initi ated ▁at ▁Washington ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁August ▁ 3 ▁which