Loy Wesley Henderson - People - Department History
Loy Wesley Henderson (1892–1986)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Colorado
State of Residence: Colorado
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Iraq)
Appointed: July 8, 1943
Presentation of Credentials: November 20, 1943
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 7, 1945- James S. Moose, Jr., was serving as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim when Legation Baghdad was raised to Embassy status on December 28, 1946.
- Concurrent Appointments
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (India)
Appointed: July 14, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: November 19, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 21, 1951- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 2, 1949, after confirmation. Reaccredited when India became a republic; presented new credentials on February 24, 1950. Also accredited to Nepal; resident at New Delhi.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Nepal)
Appointed: July 14, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: December 3, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left New Delhi September 21, 1951- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 2, 1949, after confirmation. Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (India)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Iran)
Appointed: September 19, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: September 29, 1951
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 30, 1954 - Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
Appointed: January 24, 1955
Entry on Duty: January 26, 1955
Termination of Appointment: August 9, 1955- Commissioned as Assistant Secretary of State and designated Deputy Under Secretary for Administration.
- Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management
Entry on Duty: January 26, 1955
Termination of Appointment: August 9, 1955- Commissioned as an Assistant Secretary of State and designated to serve as Deputy Under Secretary.
- Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management
Appointed: August 10, 1955
Entry on Duty: August 10, 1955
Termination of Appointment: January 31, 1961 - Career Ambassador
Appointed: March 7, 1956