Arthur Sherburne Hardy - People - Department History
Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1847–1930)
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States of Residence: New Hampshire, New York
- Minister Resident/Consul General (Iran)
Appointed: July 12, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: November 27, 1897
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 22, 1899- Commissioned to Persia.
- Concurrent Appointments
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
Appointed: April 18, 1899
Presentation of Credentials: October 30, 1899
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on January 25, 1901- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 14, 1899, after confirmation. Also accredited to Romania and Serbia; resident at Athens.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
Appointed: April 18, 1899
Presentation of Credentials: July 14, 1900
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on March 13, 1901- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 14, 1899, after confirmation. Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Serbia)
Appointed: April 18, 1899
Presentation of Credentials: June 24, 1900
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on March 2, 1901- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 14, 1899, after confirmation. Also accredited to Greece and Romania; resident at Athens.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Switzerland)
Appointed: December 20, 1900
Presentation of Credentials: April 3, 1901
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on January 29, 1903 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Spain)
Appointed: September 26, 1902
Presentation of Credentials: March 2, 1903
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 1, 1905- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 8, 1902, after confirmation.