Harrison Freeman Matthews (1899-1986)

Foreign Service officer
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Maryland

1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
   Appointed: July 21, 1947
   
   • Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post in this capacity.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
   Appointed: September 20, 1947
   Presentation of Credentials: December 5, 1947
   Termination of Mission: Left post May 24, 1950
   • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 9, 1947.
3. Secretary of State ad interim
   Appointed: January 20, 1953
   Termination of Appointment: January 21, 1953
   • Deputy Under Secretary of State; Secretary of State ad interim
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Netherlands)
   Appointed: October 1, 1953
   Presentation of Credentials: November 25, 1953
   Termination of Mission: Left post June 11, 1957
   • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 26, 1954.
5. Career Ambassador
   Appointed: March 7, 1956
   
6. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Austria)
   Appointed: August 5, 1957
   Presentation of Credentials: September 4, 1957
   Termination of Mission: Left post May 25, 1962
7. Chargé d'Affaires ad interim (Spain)
   
   • The Embassy had meanwhile been re-established in Spain on Apr 13, 1939, when H. Freeman Matthews had been received at Burgos as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.