Edward Joseph Perkins -
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Edward Joseph Perkins (1928–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Oregon
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Oregon
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Liberia)
Appointed: July 12, 1985
Presentation of Credentials: August 28, 1985
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 22, 1986 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
Appointed: October 16, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: November 27, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 22, 1989 - Director General of the Foreign Service
Appointed: September 21, 1989
Entry on Duty: September 22, 1989
Termination of Appointment: May 7, 1992 - Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations
Appointed: April 6, 1992
Presentation of Credentials: May 12, 1992
Termination of Mission: January 27, 1993 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Australia)
Appointed: October 8, 1993
Presentation of Credentials: November 24, 1993
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 19, 1996