Walter John Stoessel Jr. (1920–1986)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California

1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Poland)
   Appointed: July 24, 1968
   Presentation of Credentials: September 12, 1968
   Termination of Mission: Left post on August 5, 1972
2. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
   Appointed: July 25, 1972
   Entry on Duty: August 9, 1972
   Termination of Appointment: January 7, 1974
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
   Appointed: December 19, 1973
   Presentation of Credentials: March 4, 1974
   Termination of Mission: Left post on September 13, 1976
   • Commissioned to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
   Appointed: September 16, 1976
   Presentation of Credentials: October 27, 1976
   Termination of Mission: Left post on January 5, 1981
   • Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.
5. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
   Appointed: February 27, 1981
   Entry on Duty: February 28, 1981
   Termination of Appointment: January 26, 1982
6. Career Ambassador
   Appointed: December 11, 1981
   
7. Deputy Secretary of State
   Appointed: February 10, 1982
   Entry on Duty: February 11, 1982
   Termination of Appointment: September 22, 1982
8. Secretary of State ad interim
   Appointed: July 5, 1982
   Termination of Appointment: July 16, 1982
   • Deputy Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State