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Walt Whitman Rostow (1916–2003)

Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Massachusetts
  1. Counselor
    Appointed: November 29, 1961
    Entry on Duty: December 4, 1961
    Termination of Appointment: March 31, 1966
    • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 5, 1962.
  2. Director of Policy Planning
    Appointed: November 29, 1961
    Termination of Appointment: March 31, 1966
    • Commissioned as Counselor; served as Chairman of the Policy Planning Council.