Thomas Kenneth Wright - People - Department History
Thomas Kenneth Wright (1908–1998)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: Rhode Island, Florida
States of Residence: Rhode Island, Florida
- Chargé d’Affaires (Malaysia)
Presentation of Credentials: September 4, 1957
Termination of Mission: Superseded December 2, 1957- Accredited to the Federation of Malaya. Not commissioned; letter of credence dated August 31, 1957. Embassy Kuala Lumpur was established on August 31, 1957, with Wright in charge.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mali)
Appointed: November 5, 1960
Presentation of Credentials: January 17, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post on December 27, 1961- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 6, 1961, after confirmation.