Leslie Combs (1852–1940)

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State of Residence: Kentucky

Concurrent Appointments
1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
  Appointed: November 12, 1902
  Presentation of Credentials: February 2, 1903
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on February 25, 1907
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 8, 1902, after confirmation. Also accredited to Honduras; resident at Guatemala City.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Honduras)
  Appointed: November 12, 1902
  Presentation of Credentials: Transmitted credentials by note on May 22, 1903
  Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note on or shortly before February 27, 1907
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 8, 1902 after confirmation. Also accredited to Guatemala; resident at Guatemala City.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Peru)
Appointed: December 19, 1906
Presentation of Credentials: April 10, 1907
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on February 23, 1911