Ridgway Brewster Knight (1911–2001)

Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: District of Columbia, New York

1. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Syria)
   Began Service: October 10, 1961
   Ended Service: January 11, 1962
2. 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.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
   Appointed: June 4, 1965
   Presentation of Credentials: June 24, 1965
   Termination of Mission: Left post on April 16, 1969
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Portugal)
   Appointed: July 8, 1969
   Presentation of Credentials: July 30, 1969
   Termination of Mission: Left post on February 24, 1973