Why was Gustav Stresemann warmly welcomed in Paris for the Kellogg-Briand Pact signing?

Gustav Stresemann was warmly welcomed in Paris for the signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact on August 27, 1928, primarily because of his successful efforts to stabilize international relations and reintegrate Germany into the European community following World War I.12

By 1928, Stresemann had spent years pursuing a policy of reconciliation with the Western powers, most notably through the Pact of Locarno in 1925, which saw Germany renounce the use of force to alter its borders with France and Belgium. His diplomatic achievements—including the Dawes Plan for financial stabilization and Germany’s admission to the League of Nations in 1926—had fostered a period of relative prosperity and improved goodwill between Germany and its former adversaries.123

The warm reception in Paris reflected the progress made in Franco-German relations during this era, as Stresemann was widely credited with leading Germany toward a position of renewed importance and cooperation in Europe.2