Matthew James Looram Jr. -
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Matthew James Looram Jr. (1921–2004)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Benin)
Appointed: May 27, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: July 21, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 3, 1971- Commissioned to Dahomey.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Somalia)
Appointed: February 15, 1972
Presentation of Credentials: March 13, 1972
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 5, 1973