Selden Chapin -
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Selden Chapin (1899–1963)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Director General of the Foreign Service
Appointed: November 13, 1946
Termination of Appointment: April 30, 1947 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Hungary)
Appointed: April 10, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: July 9, 1947
Termination of Mission: Declared persona non grata by Government of Hungary on February 11, 1949- Chapin left post on February 17, 1949.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Netherlands)
Appointed: October 7, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: October 27, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 30, 1953 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Panama)
Appointed: October 1, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: January 22, 1954
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 29, 1955- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 26, 1954, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Iran)
Appointed: May 31, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: July 19, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 2, 1958 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Peru)
Appointed: March 18, 1960
Presentation of Credentials: May 7, 1960
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 7, 1960