George Earl Maney (1826–1901)

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State of Residence: Tennessee

Minister Resident (Colombia)
Appointed: May 19, 1881
Presentation of Credentials: September 21, 1881
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on July 19, 1882
Minister Resident/Consul General (Bolivia)
Appointed: April 17, 1882
Presentation of Credentials: November 4, 1882
Termination of Mission: Left post on or soon after June 1, 1883
Concurrent Appointments
1. Minister Resident (Paraguay)
  Appointed: June 20, 1889
  Presentation of Credentials: May 19, 1890
  Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary August 1891
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Also accredited to Uruguay; resident at Montevideo.
2. Minister Resident (Uruguay)
  Appointed: June 20, 1889
  Presentation of Credentials: November 8, 1889
  Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary November 28, 1890
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Also accredited to Paraguay; resident at Montevideo.
Concurrent Appointments
1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Paraguay)
  Appointed: September 23, 1890
  Presentation of Credentials: Presentation not reported; letter of credence probably presented when Maney visited Asuncion in August 1891
  Termination of Mission: Left Montevideo about June 30, 1894
  - Also accredited to Uruguay; resident at Montevideo.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
  Appointed: September 23, 1890
  Presentation of Credentials: November 28, 1890
  Termination of Mission: Left post about June 30, 1894
  - Also accredited to Paraguay; resident at Montevideo.
Minister Resident (Ecuador)
- Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.