Christopher Van Hollen (1922–2013)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Virginia

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Maldives)
  Appointed: September 21, 1972
  Presentation of Credentials: December 10, 1972
  Termination of Mission: Left Colombo April 26, 1976
  - Also accredited to Sri Lanka; resident at Colombo.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sri Lanka)
  Appointed: September 21, 1972
  Presentation of Credentials: October 27, 1972
  Termination of Mission: Left post on April 21, 1976
  - Also accredited to Maldives; resident at Colombo.