William Walton Butterworth -
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William Walton Butterworth (1903–1975)
Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Louisiana
State of Residence: Louisiana
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Appointed: September 27, 1949
Entry on Duty: September 29, 1949
Termination of Appointment: July 4, 1950- Originally designated Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs; Japanese Affairs from Mar 28, 1950.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
Appointed: July 5, 1950
Presentation of Credentials: September 18, 1950
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 9, 1953 - Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointed: August 10, 1961
Termination of Mission: October 25, 1962- Butterworth had previously served as U.S. Representative to the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community. Commissioned on August 10, 1961; was previously designated, not commissioned, on September 20, 1959.
- Career Ambassador
Appointed: March 20, 1962 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Canada)
Appointed: October 4, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: December 11, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 10, 1968