Charles Joseph Nelson (1920–2011)

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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: District of Columbia

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Botswana)
  Appointed: June 9, 1971
  Presentation of Credentials: September 14, 1971
  Termination of Mission: Left post on March 2, 1974
  - Also accredited to Lesotho and Swaziland; resident at Gaborone.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Lesotho)
  Appointed: June 9, 1971
  Presentation of Credentials: September 23, 1971
  Termination of Mission: Left Gaborone March 2, 1974
  - Also accredited to Botswana and Swaziland; resident at Gaborone.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Swaziland)
  Appointed: June 9, 1971
  Presentation of Credentials: November 3, 1971
  Termination of Mission: Left Gaborone March 2, 1974
  - Also accredited to Botswana and Lesotho; resident at Gaborone.