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Henry Lane Wilson (1856–1932)

State of Residence: Washington
  1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Chile)
    Appointed: June 9, 1897
    Presentation of Credentials: September 14, 1897
    Termination of Mission: Left Chile July 18, 1904
  2. Concurrent Appointments
    1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
      Appointed: October 13, 1902
      • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Declined appointment. Also accredited to Romania and Serbia; resident at Athens.
    2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
      Appointed: October 13, 1902
      • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Declined appointment. Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
    3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Serbia)
      Appointed: October 13, 1902
      • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Declined appointment. Also accredited to Greece and Romania; resident at Athens.
  3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
    Appointed: March 8, 1905
    Presentation of Credentials: May 5, 1905
    Termination of Mission: Left post on December 25, 1909
  4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
    Appointed: December 21, 1909
    Presentation of Credentials: March 5, 1910
    Termination of Mission: Normal relations interrupted on February 18, 1913
    • The new government was still unrecognized by the United States when Wilson left Mexico on July 17, 1913.