The Root–Takahira Agreement involved the lawyer who served as Secretary of State under which President?
Root–Takahira Agreement The Root–Takahira Agreement (高平・ルート協定 , Takahira-Rūto Kyōtei ) was an agreement between the United States and the Empire of Japan negotiated between United States Secretary of State Elihu Root and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Takahira Kogorō.
Rex E. Lee Rex Edwin Lee (February 27, 1935 – March 11, 1996) was an American lawyer, law clerk for former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White, and the United States Solicitor General during the Reagan administration. He argued 59 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Lee was an alumnus and the tenth president of Brigham Young University (BYU). Lee was a first cousin of Mo Udall and Stewart Udall.