Edward Albright - People - Department History
Edward Albright (1873–1937)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Tennessee
State of Residence: Tennessee
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Finland)
Appointed: July 21, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: October 5, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 12, 1937- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 15, 1934, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
Appointed: April 22, 1937- Took oath of office, but died in the United States before proceeding to post.