▁the ▁Diplom atic ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁Rome , ▁Ath ens , ▁St ▁Petersburg , ▁Berlin , ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁Vienna , ▁where ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁coun s ell or ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁Diplom atic ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁Minister ▁at ▁Bern ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Minister ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁Minister ▁at ▁The ▁H ague ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁( the ▁last ▁three ▁posts ▁were ▁equivalent ▁to ▁modern ▁amb assador ships ). ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Victor ian ▁Order ▁( CV O ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Comp an ion ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath ▁( CB ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Victor ian ▁Order ▁( K CV O ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George ▁( K CM G ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁Family ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁station ed ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁Russell ▁married ▁Count ess ▁Marie ▁Louise ▁R ex , ▁daughter ▁of