John Bozman Kerr - People - Department History
John Bozman Kerr (1809–1878)
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State of Residence: Maryland
- Chargé d’Affaires (Nicaragua)
Appointed: March 12, 1851
Presentation of Credentials: Officailly recognized on February 18, 1852
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 1, 1853- Letters of credence for Kerr were issued both to Nicaragua and to the National Representation of Central America; credentials to the latter were not presented.
- Chargé d’Affaires (Colombia)
- Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.