James Kedzie Penfield - People - Department History
James Kedzie Penfield (1908–2004)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Iceland)
Appointed: April 27, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: May 24, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left Iceland March 16, 1967