William Robert Rivkin (1919–1967)

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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Illinois

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Luxembourg)
Appointed: November 5, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: December 18, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 7, 1965
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 12, 1963, after confirmation.
Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (The Gambia)
  Appointed: October 13, 1966
  Presentation of Credentials: January 16, 1967
  Termination of Mission: Died at Dakar March 19, 1967
  - Also accredited to Senegal; resident at Dakar.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Senegal)
  Appointed: October 13, 1966
  Presentation of Credentials: December 16, 1966
  Termination of Mission: Died at post on March 19, 1967
  - Also accredited to The Gambia; resident at Dakar.