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Richard William Murphy (1929–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: Maryland, Virginia
States of Residence: Maryland, Virginia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mauritania)
Appointed: November 5, 1971
Presentation of Credentials: December 17, 1971
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 5, 1974 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Syria)
Appointed: August 9, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: September 9, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 23, 1978 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Philippines)
Appointed: May 25, 1978
Presentation of Credentials: June 8, 1978
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 10, 1981 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Saudi Arabia)
Appointed: August 19, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: August 29, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 21, 1983- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on September 29, 1981, after confirmation.
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Appointed: October 27, 1983
Entry on Duty: October 28, 1983
Termination of Appointment: May 15, 1989 - Career Ambassador
Appointed: November 15, 1985