James Graham Parsons - People - Department History
James Graham Parsons (1907–1991)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Laos)
Appointed: May 29, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: October 12, 1956
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 8, 1958 - Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Appointed: June 5, 1959
Entry on Duty: July 1, 1959
Termination of Appointment: March 30, 1961 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
Appointed: March 15, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: May 16, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left Sweden April 17, 1967