Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)

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Concurrent Appointments
1. Minister Resident (Costa Rica)
  Appointed: April 17, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: November 22, 1882
  Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary November 22, 1882
  - Presented credentials the same day as Minister Resident and as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Commissioned to “the Central American States.” Also accredited to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala City.
2. Minister Resident (El Salvador)
  Appointed: April 17, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: Officially recognized on August 7, 1882
  Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 2, 1883
  - Commissioned to the “Central American States.” Also accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala City.
3. Minister Resident (Guatemala)
  Appointed: April 17, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: July 25, 1882
  Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary August 10, 1882
  - Commissioned to “the Central American States.” Also accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala City.
4. Minister Resident (Honduras)
  Appointed: April 17, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: Offically recognized on April 21, 1882
  Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary September 26, 1882
  - Commissioned to the “Central American States.” Also accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala City.
5. Minister Resident (Nicaragua)
  Appointed: April 17, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: Officially recognized on August 12, 1882
  Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary November 2, 1882
  - Commissioned to “the Central American States.” Also accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras; resident at Guatemala City.
Concurrent Appointments
1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
  Appointed: July 13, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: November 22, 1882
  Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note on or shortly before May 16, 1889
  - Commissioned to “the Central American States.” Also accredited to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala City.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (El Salvador)
  Appointed: July 13, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: May 2, 1883
  Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note on or shortly before May 16, 1889
  - Commissioned to “the Central American States.” Also accredited to Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala City.
3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
  Appointed: July 13, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: August 10, 1882
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 15, 1889
  - Commissioned to “the Central American States.” Also accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala City.
4. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Honduras)
  Appointed: July 13, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: Officially recognized on September 26, 1882
  Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note on or shortly before May 16, 1889
  - Commissioned to “the Central American States.” Also accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala City.
5. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Nicaragua)
  Appointed: July 13, 1882
  Presentation of Credentials: November 2, 1882
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 23, 1889
  - Commissioned to “the Central American States.” Also accredited to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras; resident at Guatemala City.