Henry David Owen - People - Department History
Henry David Owen (1920–2011)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Director of Policy Planning
Appointed: June 19, 1966
Termination of Appointment: February 8, 1969- Chairman of the Policy Planning Council, with rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State.
- Ambassador at Large
Appointed: October 12, 1978
Entry on Duty: October 20, 1978
Termination of Appointment: January 21, 1981- Commissioned as Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Economic Summit Affairs.