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Oscar Solomon Straus (1850–1926)
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State of Residence: New York
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
Appointed: March 24, 1887
Presentation of Credentials: July 1, 1887
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on June 16, 1889- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 21, 1887, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
Appointed: June 3, 1898
Presentation of Credentials: October 15, 1898
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 20, 1899 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
Appointed: May 17, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: October 4, 1909
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 3, 1910