Donald K. Petterson - People - Department History
Donald K. Petterson (1930–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Somalia)
Appointed: October 12, 1978
Presentation of Credentials: December 8, 1978
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 30, 1982 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Tanzania)
Appointed: October 16, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: December 8, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 26, 1989 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sudan)
Appointed: June 15, 1992
Presentation of Credentials: August 24, 1992
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 28, 1995