Walter Patrick McConaughy Jr. - People - Department History
Walter Patrick McConaughy Jr. (1908–2000)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Alabama
State of Residence: Alabama
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Burma)
Appointed: May 20, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: August 20, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 2, 1959 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Korea)
Appointed: October 5, 1959
Presentation of Credentials: December 17, 1959
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 12, 1961- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 21, 1960, after confirmation.
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Appointed: April 18, 1961
Entry on Duty: April 24, 1961
Termination of Appointment: December 3, 1961 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Pakistan)
Appointed: March 1, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: March 20, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 27, 1966 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: June 16, 1966
Presentation of Credentials: June 28, 1966
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 4, 1974- Commissioned to China; resident at Taipei.