William Jules Handley -
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William Jules Handley (1918–1979)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Virginia
State of Residence: Virginia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mali)
Appointed: December 7, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: February 14, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 8, 1964- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 30, 1962, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
Appointed: May 1, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: July 1, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 19, 1973