John Emil Peurifoy (1907–1955)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: South Carolina

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Greece)
   Appointed: July 29, 1950
   Presentation of Credentials: September 25, 1950
   Termination of Mission: Left post on August 9, 1953
4. 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.
5. 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.