Philip Wilson Bonsal - People - Department History
Philip Wilson Bonsal (1903–1995)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Spain)
Began Service: March 1946
Ended Service: June 1947 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Colombia)
Appointed: February 11, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: April 1, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 24, 1957 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Bolivia)
Appointed: March 28, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: May 10, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 6, 1959 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Cuba)
Appointed: February 16, 1959
Presentation of Credentials: March 3, 1959
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 28, 1960 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Morocco)
Appointed: May 11, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: May 24, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left Morocco August 8, 1962