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James Cowles Hart Bonbright (1903–1993)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Portugal)
Appointed: January 24, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: February 18, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 27, 1958 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
Appointed: October 29, 1958
Presentation of Credentials: January 9, 1959
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 20, 1961- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 29, 1959, after confirmation.