Homer Morrison Byington Jr. - People - Department History
Homer Morrison Byington Jr. (1908–1987)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Connecticut
State of Residence: Connecticut
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Malaysia)
Appointed: October 3, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: December 2, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 1, 1961- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 27, 1958, after confirmation. Accredited to the Federation of Malaya.