James Eugene Goodby -
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James Eugene Goodby (1929–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New Hampshire
State of Residence: New Hampshire
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Finland)
Appointed: March 18, 1980
Presentation of Credentials: April 11, 1980
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 18, 1981 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Greece)
- Nomination not acted upon by the Senate; later declined a recess appointment.