Lucius Durham Battle - People - Department History
Lucius Durham Battle (1918–2008)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Florida
State of Residence: Florida
- Executive Secretary
Appointed: March 16, 1961
Termination of Appointment: May 2, 1962 - Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Appointed: May 29, 1962
Entry on Duty: June 5, 1962
Termination of Appointment: August 20, 1964 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Egypt)
Appointed: July 31, 1964
Presentation of Credentials: September 22, 1964
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 5, 1967- Commissioned to the United Arab Republic.
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Appointed: April 5, 1967
Entry on Duty: April 5, 1967
Termination of Appointment: September 30, 1968