Leland Harrison -
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Leland Harrison (1883–1951)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
- Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: March 31, 1922
Entry on Duty: April 4, 1922
Termination of Appointment: June 30, 1924- Service as the Assistant Secretary of State ceased on this date; Harrison continued to serve as one of four Assistant Secretaries of State until Apr 1, 1927.
- Assistant Secretary of State
Entry on Duty: July 1, 1924
Termination of Appointment: April 1, 1927- Not recommissioned; continued to serve under his commission as Assistant Secretary of State dated Mar 31, 1922.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
Appointed: February 26, 1927
Presentation of Credentials: May 31, 1927
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 11, 1929 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
Appointed: October 16, 1929
Presentation of Credentials: April 11, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 9, 1930 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
Appointed: May 15, 1935
Presentation of Credentials: July 24, 1935
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 3, 1937 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Switzerland)
Appointed: July 13, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: September 10, 1937
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 14, 1947