William James Porter (1914–1988)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Massachusetts

1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Algeria)
   Appointed: November 29, 1962
   Presentation of Credentials: December 17, 1962
   Termination of Mission: Left post on July 29, 1965
   • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on March 9, 1963.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Korea)
   Appointed: June 9, 1967
   Presentation of Credentials: August 23, 1967
   Termination of Mission: Left post on August 18, 1971
3. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
   Appointed: February 2, 1973
   Entry on Duty: February 2, 1973
   Termination of Appointment: February 18, 1974
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Canada)
   Appointed: February 11, 1974
   Presentation of Credentials: March 13, 1974
   Termination of Mission: Left post on December 16, 1975
5. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Saudi Arabia)
   Appointed: December 22, 1975
   Presentation of Credentials: February 21, 1976
   Termination of Mission: Left post on May 27, 1977
6. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Saudi Arabia)
   
   • Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.