Elbert George Mathews - People - Department History
Elbert George Mathews (1910–1977)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Liberia)
Appointed: August 12, 1959
Presentation of Credentials: September 30, 1959
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 4, 1962 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nigeria)
Appointed: March 10, 1964
Presentation of Credentials: April 11, 1964
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 26, 1969