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Robert Charles Hill (1917-1978)
Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New Hampshire
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
Appointed: October 23, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: November 4, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left post September 10, 1954
Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 26, 1954.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (El Salvador)
Appointed: September 25, 1954
Presentation of Credentials: November 4, 1954
Termination of Mission: Left post September 21, 1955
Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 3, 1954.
Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Appointed: March 7, 1956
Entry on Duty: March 9, 1956
Termination of Appointment: June 26, 1957
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: May 20, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: July 25, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left Mexico December 1, 1960
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Spain)
Appointed: May 1, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: June 12, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post January 12, 1972
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Argentina)
Appointed: December 19, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: February 15, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post May 10, 1977