Princeton Nathan Lyman - People - Department History
Princeton Nathan Lyman (1935–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nigeria)
Appointed: September 12, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: October 10, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 24, 1989 - Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Affairs
Appointed: September 5, 1989
Termination of Appointment: June 15, 1992 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
Appointed: July 14, 1992
Presentation of Credentials: September 21, 1992
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 14, 1995 - Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Appointed: March 18, 1997
Entry on Duty: March 19, 1997
Termination of Appointment: October 22, 1998- An earlier nomination was not acted on by the Senate.