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Herschel Vespasian Johnson II (1894–1966)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: North Carolina
State of Residence: North Carolina
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
Appointed: October 21, 1941
Presentation of Credentials: December 12, 1941
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 28, 1946 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Brazil)
Appointed: April 14, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: July 22, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 27, 1953