Mercer Cook (1903–1987)

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Non-career appointee
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Illinois

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Niger)
Appointed: June 22, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: August 2, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 30, 1964
Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Senegal)
  Appointed: July 9, 1964
  Presentation of Credentials: August 29, 1964
  Termination of Mission: Left post on July 1, 1966
  - Also accredited to The Gambia; resident at Dakar.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (The Gambia)
  Appointed: May 18, 1965
  Presentation of Credentials: August 9, 1965
  Termination of Mission: Left Dakar July 1, 1966
  - During Cook’s tenure as non-resident Ambassador, Embassy Banjul was established on September 9, 1965, with John G. Gossett as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. Also accredited to Senegal; resident at Dakar.