Chalmers Benedict Wood (1917–1991)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia

Concurrent Appointments
1. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Tonga)
  Began Service: November 1972
  Ended Service: April 1974
  - Also accredited to Samoa, New Zealand, and Fiji; resident at Wellington.
2. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Samoa)
  Began Service: November 1972
  Ended Service: April 1974
  - Also accredited to Tonga, New Zealand, and Fiji; resident at Wellington.
3. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (New Zealand)
  Began Service: November 1972
  Ended Service: April 1974
  - Also accredited to Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji; resident at Wellington.
4. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Fiji)
  Began Service: November 1972
  Ended Service: April 1974
  - Also accredited to Tonga, Samoa, and New Zealand; resident at Wellington.