Howard Rex Cottam - People - Department History
Howard Rex Cottam (1910–1984)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Kuwait)
Appointed: August 1, 1963
Presentation of Credentials: October 24, 1963
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 6, 1969