Walter John Stoessel Jr. -
People - Department History
Walter John Stoessel Jr. (1920–1986)
Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Poland)
Appointed: July 24, 1968
Presentation of Credentials: September 12, 1968
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 5, 1972 - 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 - 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.
- 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.
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Appointed: February 27, 1981
Entry on Duty: February 28, 1981
Termination of Appointment: January 26, 1982 - Career Ambassador
Appointed: December 11, 1981 - Deputy Secretary of State
Appointed: February 10, 1982
Entry on Duty: February 11, 1982
Termination of Appointment: September 22, 1982 - Secretary of State ad interim
Appointed: July 5, 1982
Termination of Appointment: July 16, 1982- Deputy Secretary of State; Acting Secretary of State