Arthur William Hummel Jr. - People - Department History
Arthur William Hummel Jr. (1920–2001)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Burma)
Appointed: September 26, 1968
Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 1968
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 22, 1971 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Ethiopia)
Appointed: February 20, 1975
Presentation of Credentials: April 3, 1975
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 6, 1976 - Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Appointed: June 16, 1976
Entry on Duty: July 12, 1976
Termination of Appointment: March 14, 1977 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Pakistan)
Appointed: June 8, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: June 28, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 19, 1981 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: July 30, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: September 24, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 24, 1985- Commissioned to the People’s Republic of China.
- Career Ambassador
Appointed: December 11, 1981