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Deane Roesch Hinton (1923–2017)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Congo (Kinshasa))
Appointed: June 20, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: August 21, 1974
Termination of Mission: Declared persona non grata by the Government of Zaire June 18, 1975- Hinton left post on June 21, 1975.
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed: January 29, 1976
Termination of Mission: December 3, 1979 - Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
Appointed: December 21, 1979
Entry on Duty: January 4, 1980
Termination of Appointment: May 14, 1981 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (El Salvador)
Appointed: May 14, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: May 28, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 15, 1983 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Pakistan)
Appointed: November 21, 1983
Presentation of Credentials: December 26, 1983
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 9, 1986 - Career Ambassador
Appointed: March 12, 1987 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
Appointed: November 6, 1987
Presentation of Credentials: November 17, 1987
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 4, 1990 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Panama)
Appointed: January 2, 1990
Presentation of Credentials: January 9, 1990
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 12, 1994- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on April 6, 1990, after confirmation.