Fred Morris Dearing - People - Department History
Fred Morris Dearing (1879–1963)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Missouri
State of Residence: Missouri
- Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: March 11, 1921
Entry on Duty: March 15, 1921
Termination of Appointment: February 28, 1922 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Portugal)
Appointed: February 10, 1922
Presentation of Credentials: June 6, 1922
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge February 28, 1930 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Peru)
Appointed: January 31, 1930
Presentation of Credentials: May 23, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left Peru June 3, 1937 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
Appointed: April 22, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: September 23, 1937
Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated June 17, 1938