Whiteside Godfrey Hunter (1841–1917)

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State of Residence: Kentucky

Concurrent Appointments
1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
  Appointed: November 8, 1897
  Presentation of Credentials: January 25, 1898
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on February 2, 1903
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 18, 1897, after confirmation. Also accredited to Honduras; resident at Guatemala City.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Honduras)
  Appointed: November 8, 1897
  Presentation of Credentials: Officially recognized on January 19, 1899
  Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge at Guatemala February 2, 1903
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 18, 1897, after confirmation. Also accredited to Guatemala; resident at Guatemala City.