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    John Wallace Riddle (1864-1941)

    Foreign Service officer
    States of Residence: Connecticut, Minnesota

    1. Agent/Consul General (Egypt)
      Appointed: September 8, 1903
      Presentation of Credentials: March 28, 1904
      Termination of Mission: Left post June 9, 1905
      • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Nov 24, 1903.
    2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
      Appointed: March 8, 1905
      Presentation of Credentials: October 3, 1905
      Termination of Mission: Left post January 23, 1907
      • Commissioned to Romania and Serbia; resident at Bucharest.
    3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Yugoslavia)
      Appointed: March 8, 1905
      Presentation of Credentials: May 7, 1906
      Termination of Mission: Left Bucharest January 23, 1907
      • Commissioned to Romania and Serbia; resident at Bucharest.
    4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
      Appointed: December 19, 1906
      Presentation of Credentials: February 8, 1907
      Termination of Mission: Left post September 8, 1909
    5. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Argentina)
      Appointed: November 18, 1921
      Presentation of Credentials: March 8, 1922
      Termination of Mission: Left post May 28, 1925

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