Francis White - People - Department History
Francis White (1892–1961)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: February 26, 1927
Entry on Duty: April 27, 1927
Termination of Appointment: July 2, 1933 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Czechoslovakia)
Appointed: June 13, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: September 7, 1933
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge on November 30, 1933 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: March 11, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: April 28, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 30, 1957 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
Appointed: June 3, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: September 17, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left Sweden December 9, 1958