David Matthew Kennedy -
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David Matthew Kennedy (1905–1996)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
- Ambassador at Large
Appointed: February 11, 1971
Entry on Duty: February 11, 1971
Termination of Appointment: March 8, 1973- Commissioned as Ambassador at Large for Foreign Economic Policy Development; later commissioned to serve concurrently as U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Appointed: March 17, 1972
Termination of Mission: February 1, 1973- Continued to serve also as Ambassador at Large.