John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881–1960)

Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: Maryland, New Jersey

Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: November 18, 1924
Entry on Duty: November 19, 1924
Termination of Appointment: May 19, 1925
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 3, 1925.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: April 9, 1925
Presentation of Credentials: July 15, 1925
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 22, 1929
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 17, 1925, after confirmation. Commissioned to China.
Concurrent Appointments
1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Latvia)
  Appointed: August 28, 1933
  Presentation of Credentials: December 13, 1933
  Termination of Mission: Left post on February 12, 1936
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 15, 1934, after confirmation. Also accredited to Lithuania and Estonia; resident at Riga.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Lithuania)
  Appointed: August 28, 1933
  Presentation of Credentials: December 20, 1933
  Termination of Mission: Left Kaunas on February 13, 1936
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 15, 1934, after confirmation. MacMurray had departed from Riga on February 12, 1936. Also accredited to Latvia and Estonia; resident at Riga.
3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Estonia)
  Appointed: August 28, 1933
  Presentation of Credentials: January 4, 1934
  Termination of Mission: Left Riga February 12, 1936
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 15, 1934, after confirmation. Also accredited to Latvia and Lithuania; resident at Riga.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
Appointed: January 24, 1936
Presentation of Credentials: March 16, 1936
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 28, 1941