Myron Melvin Cowen - People - Department History
Myron Melvin Cowen (1898–1965)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Australia)
Appointed: July 1, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: August 20, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 17, 1949- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 2, 1949, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Philippines)
Appointed: March 2, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: May 23, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 14, 1951 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
Appointed: May 10, 1952
Presentation of Credentials: June 11, 1952
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 8, 1953