Nelson Trusler Johnson (1887–1954)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Oklahoma

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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