William Burnside Buffum - People - Department History
William Burnside Buffum (1921–2012)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Lebanon)
Appointed: September 21, 1970
Presentation of Credentials: October 13, 1970
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 17, 1974 - Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Appointed: December 19, 1973
Entry on Duty: February 4, 1974
Termination of Appointment: December 18, 1975