John Frick Root - People - Department History
John Frick Root (1918–1988)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Côte d’Ivoire)
Appointed: November 4, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: December 23, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 6, 1974