Thorsten Valentine Kalijarvi -
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Thorsten Valentine Kalijarvi (1897–1980)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New Hampshire
State of Residence: New Hampshire
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
Appointed: March 14, 1957
Entry on Duty: March 15, 1957
Termination of Appointment: September 26, 1957 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (El Salvador)
Appointed: September 7, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: December 6, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 18, 1960- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 27, 1958, after confirmation.