Alvey Augustus Adee - People - Department History
Alvey Augustus Adee (1842–1924)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Third Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: July 18, 1882
Entry on Duty: July 18, 1882
Termination of Appointment: August 5, 1886 - Second Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: August 3, 1886
Entry on Duty: August 6, 1886
Termination of Appointment: June 30, 1924- Title changed to Assistant Secretary of State effective July 1, 1924.
- Secretary of State ad interim
Appointed: September 17, 1898
Termination of Appointment: September 29, 1898- Second Assistant Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State
- Assistant Secretary of State
Entry on Duty: July 1, 1924
Termination of Appointment: July 5, 1924- Not recommissioned; continued to serve under his commission as Second Assistant Secretary of State dated Aug 3, 1886.