Ural Alexis Johnson (1908–1997)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California

1. 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.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Thailand)
   Appointed: January 30, 1958
   Presentation of Credentials: February 14, 1958
   Termination of Mission: Left post on April 10, 1961
3. 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   • An earlier nomination as Assistant Secretary of State was withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
4. Career Ambassador
   Appointed: July 1, 1964
   
   • Was Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam at the time.
5. Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
   Appointed: September 27, 1965
   Entry on Duty: November 1, 1965
   Termination of Appointment: October 9, 1966
6. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Japan)
   Appointed: September 1, 1966
   Presentation of Credentials: November 8, 1966
   Termination of Mission: Left post on January 15, 1969
7. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
   Appointed: February 7, 1969
   Entry on Duty: February 7, 1969
   Termination of Appointment: February 1, 1973
8. Ambassador at Large
   Appointed: February 2, 1973
   Entry on Duty: February 2, 1973
   Termination of Appointment: February 28, 1977