Ural Alexis Johnson - People - Department History
Ural Alexis Johnson (1908–1997)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Czechoslovakia)
Appointed: November 10, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: December 31, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 29, 1957- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 26, 1954, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Thailand)
Appointed: January 30, 1958
Presentation of Credentials: February 14, 1958
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 10, 1961 - Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Appointed: April 27, 1961
Entry on Duty: May 2, 1961
Termination of Appointment: July 12, 1964- An earlier nomination as Assistant Secretary of State was withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Career Ambassador
Appointed: July 1, 1964- Was Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam at the time.
- Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Appointed: September 27, 1965
Entry on Duty: November 1, 1965
Termination of Appointment: October 9, 1966 - Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Appointed: February 7, 1969
Entry on Duty: February 7, 1969
Termination of Appointment: February 1, 1973 - Ambassador at Large
Appointed: February 2, 1973
Entry on Duty: February 2, 1973
Termination of Appointment: February 28, 1977