Richard Huntington Melton -
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Richard Huntington Melton (1935–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: California, Virginia
States of Residence: California, Virginia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nicaragua)
Appointed: April 1, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: May 4, 1988
Termination of Mission: Departure requested by the Government of Nicaragua July 11, 1988- Melton left post on July 12, 1988, and did not return.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Brazil)
Appointed: November 14, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: December 12, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 16, 1993