H. Monroe Browne (1917–2006)

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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: California

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
  Appointed: July 18, 1981
  Presentation of Credentials: August 11, 1981
  Termination of Mission: Left post on November 1, 1985
  - Also accredited to Samoa; resident at Wellington.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Samoa)
  Appointed: July 18, 1981
  Presentation of Credentials: September 18, 1981
  Termination of Mission: Left Wellington November 1, 1985
  - Also accredited to New Zealand; resident at Wellington.