Henry Prather Fletcher (1873–1959)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Pennsylvania

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Chile)
Appointed: December 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: September 9, 1910
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 19, 1914
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Chile)
Appointed: October 1, 1914
Presentation of Credentials: November 19, 1914
Termination of Mission: Left Chile March 9, 1916
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: February 25, 1916
Presentation of Credentials: March 3, 1917
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 25, 1919
Under Secretary of State
Appointed: March 7, 1921
Entry on Duty: March 8, 1921
Termination of Appointment: March 6, 1922
Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
  Appointed: March 6, 1922
  Presentation of Credentials: May 3, 1922
  Termination of Mission: Left post on March 25, 1924
  - Also accredited to Luxembourg; resident at Brussels.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Luxembourg)
  Appointed: March 5, 1923
  Presentation of Credentials: October 29, 1923
  Termination of Mission: Left Brussels March 25, 1924
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 12, 1923, after confirmation. Also accredited to Belgium; resident at Brussels.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Italy)
Appointed: February 19, 1924
Presentation of Credentials: April 2, 1924
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 3, 1929