Joseph F. McGurk -
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Joseph F. McGurk (1892–1962)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New Jersey
State of Residence: New Jersey
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Dominican Republic)
Appointed: February 9, 1945
Presentation of Credentials: April 17, 1945
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 16, 1945 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
Appointed: July 12, 1946
Presentation of Credentials: November 28, 1946
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge April 15, 1947