James Hugh Keeley Jr. - People - Department History
James Hugh Keeley Jr. (1895–1985)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Syria)
Appointed: October 8, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: August 2, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 22, 1950- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 9, 1947, after confirmation. Commissioned to the Republic of Syria.