Robert McGregor Scotten -
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Robert McGregor Scotten (1891–1968)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Michigan
State of Residence: Michigan
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Dominican Republic)
Appointed: January 12, 1940
Presentation of Credentials: June 21, 1940
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 14, 1942 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
Appointed: March 5, 1942
Presentation of Credentials: March 31, 1942
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 20, 1943 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Ecuador)
Appointed: March 27, 1943
Presentation of Credentials: May 27, 1943
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 17, 1947 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
Appointed: December 18, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: April 7, 1948
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 22, 1948 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
Appointed: November 1, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: December 22, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 1, 1955- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 2, 1949, after confirmation.