Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr. - People - Department History
Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr. (1904–1972)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Colorado
State of Residence: Colorado
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: July 17, 1952
Presentation of Credentials: September 4, 1952
Termination of Mission: July 9, 1957- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on June 4, 1953, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: June 3, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: July 16, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 27, 1962- Commissioned to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
- Career Ambassador
Appointed: June 24, 1960 - Ambassador at Large
Appointed: October 3, 1962
Entry on Duty: October 3, 1962
Termination of Appointment: December 26, 1966 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: October 13, 1966
Presentation of Credentials: January 23, 1967
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 14, 1969- Commissioned to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.