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Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865–1934)
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State of Residence: New York
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Korea)
Appointed: March 18, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: June 26, 1905
Termination of Mission: Japan assumed direction of Korean foreign relations on November 17, 1905- Morgan closed the Legation on November 28, 1905, and left Korea on December 8, 1905.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Cuba)
Appointed: November 29, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: March 1, 1906
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 5, 1910- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 11, 1905, after confirmation.
- Concurrent Appointments
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Paraguay)
Appointed: December 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: June 29, 1910
Termination of Mission: Left Montevideo July 8, 1911- Also accredited to Uruguay; resident at Montevideo.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
Appointed: December 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: March 31, 1910
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 8, 1911- Also accredited to Paraguay; resident at Montevideo.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Paraguay)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Portugal)
Appointed: May 24, 1911
Presentation of Credentials: August 3, 1911
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 11, 1912 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Brazil)
Appointed: January 18, 1912
Presentation of Credentials: June 4, 1912
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 23, 1933