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Wilbur John Carr
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Wilbur John Carr (1870-1942)
Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: July 1, 1924
Entry on Duty: July 1, 1924
Termination of Appointment: March 6, 1933
Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 3, 1925.
Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: March 6, 1933
Entry on Duty: March 7, 1933
Termination of Appointment: July 28, 1937
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Czechoslovakia)
Appointed: July 13, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: September 16, 1937
Termination of Mission: German forces occupied Praha on March 15, 1939
Carr closed the Legation in Praha on Mar 21, 1939, and left post on Apr 6, 1939.