伊莱休·鲁特(1845—1937年)是美国著名律师、外交家和国务活动家。他的一生是伴随着美国从自由资本主义向垄断资本主义过渡和帝国主义初期的对外扩张度过的。他先后在麦金莱与西奥多·罗斯福政府内担任要职,参预了两届政府最高级外交政策的制订与执行,为美国全面走上海外扩张道路与在国际舞台上发挥更大影响立 Elihu Luther (1845-1937) is a famous American lawyer, diplomat and state activist. His life was accompanied by the United States’ transition from free-capitalism to monopoly capitalism and the initial expansion of imperialism. He held positions in the governments of McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt successively and took part in the formulation and implementation of the two most senior foreign policy of the government. He set the stage for the United States to fully embark on the path of overseas expansion and exert even greater influence on the international stage