David Dunlap Newsom - People - Department History
David Dunlap Newsom (1918–2008)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Libya)
Appointed: July 22, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: October 16, 1965
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 21, 1969 - Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Appointed: July 8, 1969
Entry on Duty: July 17, 1969
Termination of Appointment: January 13, 1974 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Indonesia)
Appointed: December 19, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: February 27, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 6, 1977 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Philippines)
Appointed: October 21, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: November 11, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 30, 1978 - Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Appointed: April 13, 1978
Entry on Duty: April 19, 1978
Termination of Appointment: February 27, 1981 - Secretary of State ad interim
Appointed: May 2, 1980
Termination of Appointment: May 3, 1980- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Acting Secretary of State
- Secretary of State ad interim
Appointed: May 3, 1980
Termination of Appointment: May 4, 1980- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Acting Secretary of State
- Secretary of State ad interim
Appointed: January 18, 1981
Termination of Appointment: January 20, 1981- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Acting Secretary of State Jan 18-20, 1981; Secretary of State ad interim Jan 20-22, 1981