Parker Thompson Hart (1910–1997)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Illinois

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Jordan)
Appointed: February 5, 1958
- Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post, Jordan having united briefly with Iraq in the Arab Union.
Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Saudi Arabia)
  Appointed: April 6, 1961
  Presentation of Credentials: July 22, 1961
  Termination of Mission: Left post on May 29, 1965
  - Also accredited to Kuwait and Yemen; resident at Jeddah.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Yemen)
  Appointed: May 20, 1961
  Presentation of Credentials: October 1, 1961
  Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated September 27, 1962
  - Commissioned to the Kingdom of Yemen. Also accredited to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; resident at Jeddah.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Kuwait)
  Appointed: December 14, 1961
  Presentation of Credentials: January 7, 1962
  Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated July 12, 1963
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 30, 1962, after confirmation. Also accredited to Saudi Arabia and Yemen; resident at Jeddah.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
Appointed: July 22, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 1965
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 3, 1968
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Appointed: October 4, 1968
Entry on Duty: October 14, 1968
Termination of Appointment: February 4, 1969
Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Appointed: February 5, 1969
Termination of Appointment: September 30, 1969