Paul Knabenshue - People - Department History
Paul Knabenshue (1883–1942)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Ohio
State of Residence: Ohio
- Minister Resident/Consul General (Iraq)
Appointed: August 5, 1932
Presentation of Credentials: November 7, 1932
Termination of Mission: Recess appointment expired March 4, 1933- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
- Minister Resident/Consul General (Iraq)
Appointed: March 17, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: May 18, 1933
Termination of Mission: Died at post on February 1, 1942