Jacob Gould Schurman - People - Department History
Jacob Gould Schurman (1854–1942)
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State of Residence: New York
- Concurrent Appointments
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
Appointed: August 16, 1912
Presentation of Credentials: October 17, 1912
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 18, 1913- Also accredited to Montenegro; resident at Athens.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Montenegro)
Appointed: August 16, 1912
Presentation of Credentials: July 21, 1913
Termination of Mission: Left Athens August 18, 1913- Also accredited to Greece; resident at Athens.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: June 2, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: September 12, 1921
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 15, 1925- Commissioned to China.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: March 17, 1925
Presentation of Credentials: June 29, 1925
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 21, 1930- Commissioned to Germany.