James Roderick Lilley -
People - Department History
James Roderick Lilley (1935–2009)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Korea)
Appointed: October 16, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: November 26, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 3, 1989 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: April 20, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: May 8, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 10, 1991- Commissioned to the People’s Republic of China.