William Cameron Forbes (1870–1959)

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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Massachusetts

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Japan)
Appointed: June 17, 1930
Presentation of Credentials: September 25, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left Japan March 22, 1932