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John Andrew Linehan Jr. (1924–2005)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sierra Leone)
Appointed: June 24, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: August 30, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 9, 1980