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    Robert Charles Hill (1917-1978)

    Non-career appointee
    State of Residence: New Hampshire

    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
      Appointed: March 7, 1956
      Entry on Duty: March 9, 1956
      Termination of Appointment: June 26, 1957
    4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
      Appointed: May 20, 1957
      Presentation of Credentials: July 25, 1957
      Termination of Mission: Left Mexico December 1, 1960
    5. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Spain)
      Appointed: May 1, 1969
      Presentation of Credentials: June 12, 1969
      Termination of Mission: Left post January 12, 1972
    6. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Argentina)
      Appointed: December 19, 1973
      Presentation of Credentials: February 15, 1974
      Termination of Mission: Left post May 10, 1977

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