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Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865–1912)
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State of Residence: Iowa
- Minister Resident/Consul General (Dominican Republic)
Appointed: April 29, 1904
Presentation of Credentials: July 23, 1904
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 5, 1907- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 8, 1904, after confirmation. Commissioned or accredited to Santo Domingo.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Colombia)
Appointed: January 10, 1907
Presentation of Credentials: October 16, 1907
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 25, 1909 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Chile)
Appointed: April 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: August 20, 1909
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 16, 1909 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Panama)
Appointed: June 24, 1910
Presentation of Credentials: September 24, 1910
Termination of Mission: Left Panama December 1, 1910