US Ambassador Henry Morgenthau tried to intercede with Enver, Jemal, and Talat on behalf of the Armenians when Turkey launched its genocide. He even suggested that Armenians might be sent to the American West. But his efforts proved futile, despite warnings from the Allied powers that the triumvirate would be held personally responsible for the Genocide of Armenians.

US Ambassador Henry Morgenthau tried to intercede with Enver, Jemal, and Talat on behalf of the Armenians when Turkey launched its genocide. He even suggested that Armenians might be sent to the American West. But his efforts proved futile, despite warnings from the Allied powers that the triumvirate would be held personally responsible for the Genocide of Armenians.