Henry Alfred Byroade -
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Henry Alfred Byroade (1913–1993)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
- Director of the Bureau of German Affairs
Appointed: September 22, 1950
Termination of Appointment: April 13, 1952- Had been serving since Nov 1, 1949, under an appointment by the Secretary of State.
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Appointed: April 10, 1952
Entry on Duty: April 14, 1952
Termination of Appointment: January 25, 1955 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Egypt)
Appointed: January 24, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: March 7, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 10, 1956 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
Appointed: July 26, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: October 9, 1956
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 24, 1959- Commissioned to the Union of South Africa.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Afghanistan)
Appointed: January 29, 1959
Presentation of Credentials: March 21, 1959
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 19, 1962 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Burma)
Appointed: September 10, 1963
Presentation of Credentials: October 7, 1963
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 11, 1968 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Philippines)
Appointed: July 22, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: August 29, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 25, 1973 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Pakistan)
Appointed: October 15, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: December 5, 1973
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 23, 1977