William Hollingsworth Attwood -
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William Hollingsworth Attwood (1919–1989)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Connecticut
State of Residence: Connecticut
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Guinea)
Appointed: March 29, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: April 26, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 27, 1963 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Kenya)
Appointed: February 20, 1964
Presentation of Credentials: March 2, 1964
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 1, 1966- Reaccredited when Kenya became a republic; presented new credentials on January 28, 1965.