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Turner Blair Shelton (1915–1982)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nicaragua)
Appointed: October 6, 1970
Presentation of Credentials: November 20, 1970
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 11, 1975