Ridgway Brewster Knight -
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Ridgway Brewster Knight (1911–2001)
Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: District of Columbia, New York
States of Residence: District of Columbia, New York
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Syria)
Began Service: October 10, 1961
Ended Service: January 11, 1962 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Syria)
Appointed: December 7, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: January 11, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 27, 1965- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 30, 1962, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
Appointed: June 4, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: June 24, 1965
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 16, 1969 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Portugal)
Appointed: July 8, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: July 30, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 24, 1973