Douglas MacArthur II (1909–1997)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia

Counselor
Appointed: March 11, 1953
Entry on Duty: March 30, 1953
Termination of Appointment: December 16, 1956
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Japan)
Appointed: December 4, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: February 25, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 12, 1961
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 29, 1957, after confirmation.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
Appointed: February 24, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: May 9, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 11, 1965
Career Ambassador
Appointed: August 22, 1964
Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Appointed: March 11, 1965
Entry on Duty: March 14, 1965
Termination of Appointment: March 6, 1967
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: April 5, 1967
Presentation of Credentials: May 24, 1967
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 16, 1969
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Iran)
Appointed: September 15, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: October 13, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 17, 1972