Francis Henry Russell - People - Department History
Francis Henry Russell (1904–1989)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Maine
State of Residence: Maine
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
Appointed: April 8, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: June 5, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left New Zealand November 28, 1960 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Ghana)
Appointed: November 11, 1960
Presentation of Credentials: January 23, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 13, 1962- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 6, 1961, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Tunisia)
Appointed: September 10, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: October 16, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 18, 1969