Hugh Robert Wilson - People - Department History
Hugh Robert Wilson (1885–1946)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Illinois
State of Residence: Illinois
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Switzerland)
Appointed: February 26, 1927
Presentation of Credentials: June 11, 1927
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 8, 1937 - Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: July 9, 1937
Entry on Duty: August 23, 1937
Termination of Appointment: January 17, 1938 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: January 17, 1938
Presentation of Credentials: March 3, 1938
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 16, 1938