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    William Woodville Rockhill (1854-1914)

    Non-career appointee
    States of Residence: District of Columbia, Maryland

    1. Third Assistant Secretary of State
      Appointed: April 14, 1894
      Entry on Duty: April 17, 1894
      Termination of Appointment: February 13, 1896
    2. Assistant Secretary of State
      Appointed: February 11, 1896
      Entry on Duty: February 14, 1896
      Termination of Appointment: May 10, 1897
    3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary/Consuls General (Greece)
      Appointed: July 8, 1897
      Presentation of Credentials: September 25, 1897
      • Also accredited to Romani and Serbia; resident at Athens.
    4. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary/Consuls General (Romania)
      Appointed: July 8, 1897
      Presentation of Credentials: May 18, 1898
      • Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
    5. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary/Consuls General (Yugoslavia)
      Appointed: July 8, 1897
      Presentation of Credentials: May 7, 1898
      • Commissioned to Serbia. Also accredited to Greece and Romania; resident at Athens.
    6. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
      Appointed: May 25, 1898
      Termination of Mission: Left post April 27, 1899
      • Also accredited to Romania and Serbia; resident at Athens.
    7. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
      Appointed: May 25, 1898
      Termination of Mission: Left Athens April 27, 1899
      • Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
    8. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Yugoslavia)
      Appointed: May 25, 1898
      Termination of Mission: Left Athens April 27, 1899
      • Commissioned to Serbia. Also accredited to Greece and Romania; resident at Athens.
    9. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
      Appointed: March 8, 1905
      Presentation of Credentials: June 17, 1905
      Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge June 1, 1909
      • Commissioned to China.
    10. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
      Appointed: May 17, 1909
      Presentation of Credentials: January 11, 1910
      Termination of Mission: Presented recall June 17, 1911
    11. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
      Appointed: April 24, 1911
      Presentation of Credentials: August 28, 1911
      Termination of Mission: Presented recall November 20, 1913

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