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John Moors Cabot (1901–1981)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Massachusetts
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Massachusetts
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Finland)
Appointed: February 2, 1950
Presentation of Credentials: February 27, 1950
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 20, 1952 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Pakistan)
Appointed: September 17, 1952
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not serve under this appointment.
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Appointed: February 27, 1953
Entry on Duty: March 3, 1953
Termination of Appointment: March 1, 1954 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
Appointed: March 1, 1954
Presentation of Credentials: May 6, 1954
Termination of Mission: Left Sweden May 14, 1957 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Colombia)
Appointed: June 3, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: July 12, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 15, 1959 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Brazil)
Appointed: May 28, 1959
Presentation of Credentials: July 22, 1959
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 17, 1961 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Poland)
Appointed: January 30, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: March 2, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 24, 1965