Leland Burnette Morris -
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Leland Burnette Morris (1886–1950)
Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Germany)
Began Service: October 1940
Ended Service: Germany declared war on the United States on December 11, 1941 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Iceland)
Appointed: August 13, 1942
Presentation of Credentials: October 7, 1942
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge May 10, 1944 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Iran)
Appointed: March 21, 1944
Presentation of Credentials: August 21, 1944
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 20, 1945