Editing Caleb Cushing (section)

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In 1868, in concert with the Minister Resident to Colombia, Cushing was sent to [[Bogotá]], [[United States of Colombia|Colombia]], and worked to negotiate a right-of-way treaty for a ship canal across the [[Isthmus of Panama]].

At the Geneva conference for the settlement of the [[Alabama claims]] in 1871–1872 he was one of the [[counsel]]s appointed by President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] for the United States before the Geneva Tribunal of Arbitration on the Alabama claims.<ref name="EB1911"/>

From January 6, 1874, to April 9, 1877, Cushing was [[United States Ambassador to Spain|Minister to Spain]]. He defused tensions over the [[Virginius Affair|''Virginius'' Affair]], and proved popular in the country.