Mercer Cook -
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Mercer Cook (1903–1987)
Non-career appointee
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Illinois
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Senegal)