Nelson Trusler Johnson (1887–1954)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Oklahoma
  1. Assistant Secretary of State
    Appointed: August 9, 1927
    Entry on Duty: August 15, 1927
    Termination of Appointment: December 26, 1929
    • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 17, 1927.
  2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
    Appointed: December 16, 1929
    Presentation of Credentials: February 1, 1930
    Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 17, 1935
    • Commissioned to China.
  3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (China)
    Appointed: June 18, 1935
    Presentation of Credentials: September 17, 1935
    Termination of Mission: Left post on May 14, 1941
    • Commissioned to China.
  4. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Australia)
    Appointed: February 11, 1941
    Presentation of Credentials: September 12, 1941
    Termination of Mission: Left Australia on April 20, 1945