Kenneth Rush - People - Department History
Kenneth Rush (1910–1994)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: July 8, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: July 22, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 20, 1972- Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Deputy Secretary of State
Appointed: February 2, 1973
Entry on Duty: February 2, 1973
Termination of Appointment: May 29, 1974 - Secretary of State ad interim
Appointed: September 3, 1973
Termination of Appointment: September 22, 1973- Deputy Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: September 19, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: November 21, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 14, 1977