Joseph Charles Satterthwaite (1900–1990)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Michigan

1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sri Lanka)
   Appointed: September 22, 1949
   Presentation of Credentials: November 19, 1949
   Termination of Mission: Left post on July 25, 1953
   • Commissioned to Ceylon.
2. Diplomatic Agent/Consul General (Morocco)
   Appointed: June 24, 1953
   Presentation of Credentials: September 8, 1953
   Termination of Mission: Left post on May 1, 1955
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Burma)
   Appointed: April 4, 1955
   Presentation of Credentials: May 10, 1955
   Termination of Mission: Left post on April 1, 1957
4. Director General of the Foreign Service
   Appointed: May 6, 1957
   Termination of Appointment: September 1, 1958
5. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
   Appointed: August 23, 1958
   Entry on Duty: September 2, 1958
   Termination of Appointment: January 31, 1961
6. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
   Appointed: April 6, 1961
   Presentation of Credentials: May 22, 1961
   Termination of Mission: Left post on November 17, 1965
   • Commissioned to the Union of South Africa. Reaccredited when South Africa became a republic. New letter of credence submitted to the Foreign Office on May 31, 1961; not formally presented.