Aaron Vail (1796–1878)

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State of Residence: New York

Chargé d’Affaires (United Kingdom)
Appointed: July 13, 1832
Termination of Mission: Superseded July 13, 1836
- No report has been found concerning Vail’s presentation of credentials as Chargé d’Affaires en titre; he had been received as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim on April 4, 1832. Commissioned to the court of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Chief Clerk
Appointed: June 26, 1838
Termination of Appointment: July 15, 1840
Chargé d’Affaires (Spain)
Appointed: May 20, 1840
Presentation of Credentials: November 5, 1840
Termination of Mission: Superseded August 1, 1842