Christopher W.S. Ross -
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Christopher W.S. Ross (1943–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Algeria)
Appointed: August 12, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: September 20, 1988
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 14, 1991 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Syria)
Appointed: August 2, 1991
Presentation of Credentials: September 25, 1991
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 22, 1998 - Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism
Appointed: March 30, 1998
Entry on Duty: March 24, 1995
Termination of Appointment: December 13, 1998- Served as Acting Director.