Robert Sanderson McCormick - People - Department History
Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849–1919)
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State of Residence: Illinois
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: March 7, 1901
Presentation of Credentials: April 29, 1901
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on June 26, 1902- Commissioned to Austria-Hungary.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: May 27, 1902
Presentation of Credentials: June 26, 1902
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on December 29, 1902- Commissioned to Austria-Hungary.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: September 26, 1902
Presentation of Credentials: January 12, 1903
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on March 27, 1905- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 8, 1902, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: March 8, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: May 2, 1905
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on March 2, 1907