Herbert Claiborne Pell - People - Department History
Herbert Claiborne Pell (1884–1961)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Rhode Island
State of Residence: Rhode Island
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Portugal)
Appointed: May 27, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: July 31, 1937
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 3, 1941 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Hungary)
Appointed: February 11, 1941
Presentation of Credentials: May 20, 1941
Termination of Mission: Hungary severed diplomatic relations with the United States on December 11, 1941- Hungary declared war on the United States on December 13, 1941. Pell left post on January 16, 1942.