▁appointed ▁cabinet ▁secretary ▁of ▁Em press ▁August a ▁of ▁Sax e - We imar . ▁ ▁His ▁diplom atic ▁career ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁and ▁to ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁as ▁German ▁cons ul . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁the ▁Me iji ▁period ▁Japanese ▁government ▁as ▁a ▁foreign ▁ad visor ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁W anda ▁von ▁M ohl ▁( née ▁Count ess ▁von ▁der ▁Gro eben ), ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Imperial ▁House hold ▁Ministry ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁Japan ▁to ▁introduce ▁European ▁Court ▁cer emon ial s ▁and ▁protocol s ▁to ▁Japanese ▁Emperor ▁Me iji ▁and ▁his ▁court . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁German ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁National ▁Deb t ▁Commission ▁in ▁C airo , ▁until ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁that ▁Commission ▁were ▁susp ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁War . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Schloss ▁Arn sh aug k ▁near ▁Ne ust adt ▁an ▁der ▁Or la . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁ ▁W ander ungen ▁durch ▁Span ien ▁( W ander ings ▁through ▁Spain ). ▁Leipzig : ▁Dun cker ▁& ▁Hum bl ot ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁ ▁Am ▁jap an ischen ▁Hof e ▁( At ▁the ▁Japanese