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John Dewey Hickerson (1898–1989)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Texas
State of Residence: Texas
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Appointed: June 24, 1949
Entry on Duty: August 8, 1949
Termination of Appointment: July 27, 1953- Designated as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Jul 6-Aug 8, 1949.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Finland)
Appointed: October 4, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: November 23, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 3, 1959- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 25, 1956, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Philippines)
Appointed: October 13, 1959
Presentation of Credentials: January 13, 1960
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 8, 1961- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 21, 1960, after confirmation.