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Maxwell Davenport Taylor (1901–1987)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Missouri
State of Residence: Missouri
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Vietnam)
Appointed: July 1, 1964
Presentation of Credentials: July 14, 1964
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 30, 1965- U. Alexis Johnson served as Deputy Ambassador from June 1964 until September 1965.