John Gavin Hurd - People - Department History
John Gavin Hurd (1914–2001)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Texas
State of Residence: Texas
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
Appointed: July 24, 1970
Presentation of Credentials: September 10, 1970
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 7, 1975 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Venezuela)
- Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.