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Fay Allen Des Portes (1890–1944)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: South Carolina
State of Residence: South Carolina
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Bolivia)
Appointed: August 19, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: November 15, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 1, 1936- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 15, 1934, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
Appointed: April 25, 1936
Presentation of Credentials: May 22, 1936
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 14, 1943 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
Appointed: March 27, 1943
Presentation of Credentials: May 20, 1943
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 11, 1944