Philo White - People - Department History
Philo White (1796–1874)
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State of Residence: Wisconsin
- Chargé d’Affaires (Ecuador)
Appointed: July 18, 1853
Presentation of Credentials: December 27, 1853
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Minister Resident September 2, 1854- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 8, 1854, after confirmation.
- Minister Resident (Ecuador)
Appointed: June 29, 1854
Presentation of Credentials: September 2, 1854
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on September 14, 1858 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Ecuador)
- Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.