Hugh Simons Gibson - People - Department History
Hugh Simons Gibson (1883–1954)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Poland)
Appointed: April 16, 1919
Presentation of Credentials: May 2, 1919
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 3, 1924- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; commission not of record; took oath of office on April 16, 1919. Recommissioned on June 26, 1919, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Switzerland)
Appointed: March 18, 1924
Presentation of Credentials: May 19, 1924
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on April 29, 1927 - Concurrent Appointments
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
Appointed: February 17, 1927
Presentation of Credentials: May 9, 1927
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 11, 1933- Also accredited to Luxembourg; resident at Brussels.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Luxembourg)
Appointed: February 17, 1927
Presentation of Credentials: December 19, 1927
Termination of Mission: Left Brussels June 11, 1933- On October 8, 1931, during Gibson's tenure as non-resident Minister, Gibson introduced George P. Waller to the Minister of State in Luxembourg, in Waller's capacity as Second Secretary of Legation and Consul. Gibson then returned to Brussels on October 9, 1931, leaving Waller in charge at Luxembourg, the Department of State having previously authorized the Consul and Second Secretary at that post to act as Charge d'Affaires ad interim in the absence of the Minister and First Secretary. Also accredited to Belgium; resident at Brussels.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Brazil)
Appointed: May 11, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: August 8, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 3, 1936 - Concurrent Appointments
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
Appointed: July 13, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: July 28, 1937
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 15, 1938- Also accredited to Luxembourg; resident at Brussels.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Luxembourg)
Appointed: July 13, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: November 15, 1937
Termination of Mission: Left Brussels June 15, 1938- Also accredited to Belgium; resident at Brussels.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)