Joseph Patrick Kennedy - People - Department History
Joseph Patrick Kennedy (1888–1969)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)
Appointed: January 17, 1938
Presentation of Credentials: March 8, 1938
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 22, 1940