David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce - People - Department History
David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898–1977)
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Non-career appointee
States of Residence: Virginia, Maryland
States of Residence: Virginia, Maryland
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: May 9, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: May 17, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 10, 1952 - Under Secretary of State
Appointed: February 7, 1952
Entry on Duty: April 1, 1952
Termination of Appointment: January 20, 1953 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: March 14, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: April 17, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 29, 1959- Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)
Appointed: February 22, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: March 17, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 20, 1969 - Chief (China)
Appointed: March 15, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: Entered on duty May 14, 1973
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 25, 1974 - U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Appointed: October 17, 1974
Termination of Mission: February 12, 1976