Henry Lane Wilson - People - Department History
Henry Lane Wilson (1856–1932)
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State of Residence: Washington
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Chile)
Appointed: June 9, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: September 14, 1897
Termination of Mission: Left Chile July 18, 1904 - Concurrent Appointments
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
- 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 - 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.