William Woodville Rockhill - People - Department History
William Woodville Rockhill (1854–1914)
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States of Residence: Maryland, District of Columbia
- Third Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: April 14, 1894
Entry on Duty: April 17, 1894
Termination of Appointment: February 13, 1896 - Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: February 11, 1896
Entry on Duty: February 14, 1896
Termination of Appointment: May 10, 1897 - Concurrent Appointments
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General (Greece)
Appointed: July 8, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: September 25, 1897
Termination of Mission: Recommissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 25, 1898- Also accredited to Romania and Serbia; resident at Athens.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General (Romania)
Appointed: July 8, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: May 18, 1898
Termination of Mission: Recommissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 25, 1898- Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General (Serbia)
Appointed: July 8, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: May 7, 1898
Termination of Mission: Recommissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary May 25, 1898- Also accredited to Greece and Romania; resident at Athens.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General (Greece)
- Concurrent Appointments
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
Appointed: May 25, 1898
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 27, 1899- Also accredited to Romania and Serbia; resident at Athens.
- 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.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Serbia)
Appointed: May 25, 1898
Termination of Mission: Left Athens April 27, 1899- Also accredited to Greece and Romania; resident at Athens.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
- 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.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: May 17, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: January 11, 1910
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on June 17, 1911 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
Appointed: April 24, 1911
Presentation of Credentials: August 28, 1911
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on November 20, 1913