Edward Burnett Lawson -
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Edward Burnett Lawson (1895–1962)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Iceland)
Appointed: July 22, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: September 22, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 29, 1954 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Israel)
Appointed: April 9, 1954
Presentation of Credentials: November 12, 1954
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 17, 1959