Nelson Trusler Johnson - People - Department History
Nelson Trusler Johnson (1887–1954)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Oklahoma
State of Residence: Oklahoma
- Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: August 9, 1927
Entry on Duty: August 15, 1927
Termination of Appointment: December 26, 1929- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 17, 1927.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: December 16, 1929
Presentation of Credentials: February 1, 1930
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 17, 1935- Commissioned to China.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: June 18, 1935
Presentation of Credentials: September 17, 1935
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 14, 1941- Commissioned to China.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Australia)
Appointed: February 11, 1941
Presentation of Credentials: September 12, 1941
Termination of Mission: Left Australia on April 20, 1945