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William Carter Burdett (1884–1944)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Tennessee
State of Residence: Tennessee
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
Appointed: July 8, 1943
Presentation of Credentials: December 4, 1943
Termination of Mission: Died at post on January 14, 1944