David Elliott Bell - People - Department History
David Elliott Bell (1919–2000)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Massachusetts
State of Residence: Massachusetts
- Administrator of the Agency for International Development
Appointed: December 17, 1961
Entry on Duty: December 21, 1961
Termination of Appointment: July 31, 1966- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Feb 27, 1963.