James Vela Ledesma (1941–)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Gabon)
  Appointed: October 22, 1998
  Presentation of Credentials: December 16, 1998
  Termination of Mission: Left post on June 18, 2001
  - Also accredited to Sao Tome and Principe; resident at Libreville.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sao Tome and Principe)
  Appointed: October 22, 1998
  Presentation of Credentials: January 27, 1999
  Termination of Mission: Left Libreville June 18, 2001
  - Also accredited to Gabon; resident at Libreville.