Alfred Leroy Atherton Jr. - People - Department History
Alfred Leroy Atherton Jr. (1921–2002)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: Florida, Pennsylvania
States of Residence: Florida, Pennsylvania
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Appointed: April 25, 1974
Entry on Duty: April 27, 1974
Termination of Appointment: April 13, 1978 - Ambassador at Large
Appointed: April 7, 1978
Entry on Duty: April 11, 1978
Termination of Appointment: May 22, 1979 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Egypt)
Appointed: May 17, 1979
Presentation of Credentials: July 2, 1979
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 12, 1983 - Career Ambassador
Appointed: December 11, 1981 - Director General of the Foreign Service
Appointed: November 18, 1983
Entry on Duty: December 2, 1983
Termination of Appointment: December 28, 1984