Stanton Griffis - People - Department History
Stanton Griffis (1887–1974)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Connecticut
State of Residence: Connecticut
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Poland)
Appointed: May 15, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: July 9, 1947
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 21, 1948 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Egypt)
Appointed: July 7, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: September 2, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 18, 1949- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 2, 1949, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Argentina)
Appointed: September 22, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: November 17, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 23, 1950 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Spain)
Appointed: February 1, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: March 1, 1951
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge January 28, 1952