Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Africa and South Asia, Volume XI, Part 1

Editorial Note

On September 25, 1954, the United States announced that the Legation in Libya had been elevated to the status of an Embassy. On the same day, John L. Tappin was appointed Ambassador to Libya. He arrived at the post and presented his credentials on November 16, 1954, at which time the post formally became an Embassy. Former Minister Henry S. Villard had left in July for his new post as Principal Political Adviser on Near Eastern and African Affairs to the United States Delegation to the Ninth General Assembly of the United Nations.