Parker Thompson Hart (1910–1997)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Illinois
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
    Appointed: July 22, 1965
    Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 1965
    Termination of Mission: Left post on October 3, 1968
  4. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
    Appointed: October 4, 1968
    Entry on Duty: October 14, 1968
    Termination of Appointment: February 4, 1969
  5. Director of the Foreign Service Institute
    Appointed: February 5, 1969
    Termination of Appointment: September 30, 1969