Foy David Kohler - People - Department History
Foy David Kohler (1908–1990)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Ohio
State of Residence: Ohio
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Appointed: December 11, 1959
Entry on Duty: December 11, 1959
Termination of Appointment: August 19, 1962- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 27, 1960.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: August 20, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: September 27, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 14, 1966- Commissioned to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
- Career Ambassador
Appointed: August 22, 1964 - Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Appointed: October 13, 1966
Entry on Duty: November 29, 1966
Termination of Appointment: December 31, 1967