William Manning Rountree - People - Department History
William Manning Rountree (1917–1995)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: Maryland, Florida
States of Residence: Maryland, Florida
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Appointed: July 26, 1956
Entry on Duty: August 30, 1956
Termination of Appointment: July 6, 1959 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Pakistan)
Appointed: June 18, 1959
Presentation of Credentials: August 17, 1959
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 7, 1962 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sudan)
Appointed: July 3, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: August 2, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 17, 1965 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
Appointed: October 20, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: January 8, 1966
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 5, 1970 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Brazil)
Appointed: October 6, 1970
Presentation of Credentials: November 16, 1970
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 30, 1973