John Emil Peurifoy -
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John Emil Peurifoy (1907–1955)
Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: South Carolina
State of Residence: South Carolina
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
Appointed: March 15, 1947
Entry on Duty: March 17, 1947
Termination of Appointment: August 10, 1950- Designated Deputy Under Secretary for Administration from May 26, 1949.
- Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management
Entry on Duty: May 26, 1949
Termination of Appointment: August 10, 1950- Commissioned as an Assistant Secretary of State and designated to serve as Deputy Under Secretary.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Greece)
Appointed: July 29, 1950
Presentation of Credentials: September 25, 1950
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 9, 1953 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
Appointed: October 5, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: November 4, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 2, 1954- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 26, 1954, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Thailand)
Appointed: September 15, 1954
Presentation of Credentials: December 3, 1954
Termination of Mission: Died near Hua Hin August 12, 1955- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 3, 1954, after confirmation.