William Lacy Swing - People - Department History
William Lacy Swing (1934–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: North Carolina
State of Residence: North Carolina
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Congo (Brazzaville))
Appointed: April 26, 1979
Presentation of Credentials: May 11, 1979
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 30, 1981 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Liberia)
Appointed: July 18, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: August 11, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 10, 1985 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
Appointed: August 7, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: September 8, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 5, 1992 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nigeria)
Appointed: June 15, 1992
Presentation of Credentials: September 24, 1992
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 22, 1993 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Haiti)
Appointed: October 8, 1993
Presentation of Credentials: October 13, 1993
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 5, 1998 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Congo (Kinshasa))
Appointed: August 11, 1998
Presentation of Credentials: October 13, 1998
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 11, 2001- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 25, 1999.