Principal Officers of the Department of State and the United States Chiefs of Mission: 1778-1990

摘要

The volume is presented in three parts and includes appointments, nominations, and designations in the Department of State through August 31, 1990. No date of appointment is given for individuals who were nominated but not yet commissioned as of that date. Part I, Principal Officers of the Department of State, presents information concerning Department of State officials commissioned by the President, and chiefs of bureaus, designated by the Secretary of State, who hold rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State. Part II, United States Chiefs of Mission, includes all U.S. Ambassadors, Ministers (including those commissioned as sole Ministers by the Continental Congress), Ministers Resident, Chiefs of Mission to international organizations, Charges d'Affaires, Charges d'Affaires pro tempore, Diplomatic Agents, and Commissioners who were accredited to foreign governments and who served as heads of U.S. Legations. Part III is an index of all persons listed in the main text. The index items for each person consist of: Full name (when known), dates of birth and death (when known), and a chronological list of each position mentioned in the text.