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Fay Allen Des Portes (1890–1944)

Non-career appointee
State of Residence: South Carolina
  1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Bolivia)
    Appointed: August 19, 1933
    Presentation of Credentials: November 15, 1933
    Termination of Mission: Left post on May 1, 1936
    • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 15, 1934, after confirmation.
  2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
    Appointed: April 25, 1936
    Presentation of Credentials: May 22, 1936
    Termination of Mission: Left post on May 14, 1943
  3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
    Appointed: March 27, 1943
    Presentation of Credentials: May 20, 1943
    Termination of Mission: Left post on September 11, 1944