Philip Mayer Kaiser -
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Philip Mayer Kaiser (1913–2007)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Concurrent Appointments
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mauritania)
Appointed: June 22, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: August 1, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left Dakar May 18, 1964- During Kaiser’s tenure as non-resident Ambassador, Embassy Nouakchott was established on July 14, 1962, with William L. Eagleton, Jr., as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. Also accredited to Senegal; resident at Dakar.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Senegal)
Appointed: June 22, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: July 20, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 18, 1964- Also accredited to Mauritania; resident at Dakar.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mauritania)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Hungary)
Appointed: July 7, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: August 4, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 9, 1980 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: February 19, 1980
Presentation of Credentials: March 25, 1980
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 2, 1981