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Thomas Holcomb Jr. (1879–1965)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Delaware
State of Residence: Delaware
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
Appointed: March 21, 1944
Presentation of Credentials: June 14, 1944
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 30, 1948- Commissioned to the Union of South Africa.