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Jack Kirkham McFall (1905–1990)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Appointed: October 14, 1949
Entry on Duty: October 15, 1949
Termination of Appointment: September 9, 1952 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Finland)
Appointed: September 10, 1952
Presentation of Credentials: November 15, 1952
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 17, 1954- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on May 1, 1953, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Finland)
Appointed: September 15, 1954
Presentation of Credentials: September 17, 1954
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 19, 1955- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 3, 1954, after confirmation. The Legation in Helsinki was raised to Embassy status on September 10, 1954.