Alan Goodrich Kirk -
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Alan Goodrich Kirk (1888–1963)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Concurrent Appointments
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
Appointed: February 1, 1946
Presentation of Credentials: April 1, 1946
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 6, 1949- Also accredited to Luxembourg; resident at Brussels.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Luxembourg)
Appointed: February 1, 1946
Presentation of Credentials: April 24, 1946
Termination of Mission: Left Brussels May 6, 1949- Also accredited to Belgium; resident at Brussels.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: May 21, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: July 4, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 6, 1951- Commissioned to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: June 7, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: July 5, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 18, 1963- Commissioned to China; resident at Taipei.