Laurits Selmer Swenson -
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Laurits Selmer Swenson (1865–1947)
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State of Residence: Minnesota
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Denmark)
Appointed: October 4, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: December 11, 1897
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 27, 1905- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 18, 1897, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Switzerland)
Appointed: December 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: March 1, 1910
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 15, 1911 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Norway)
Appointed: April 27, 1911
Presentation of Credentials: June 10, 1911
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 4, 1913 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Norway)
Appointed: October 8, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: November 28, 1921
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 9, 1930 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Netherlands)
Appointed: February 28, 1931
Presentation of Credentials: April 29, 1931
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 5, 1934