Donald Albert Dumont - People - Department History
Donald Albert Dumont (1911–1996)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Mali)
- Embassy Dakar (in the Federation of Mali) was established on June 20, 1960.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Burundi)
Appointed: October 25, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: January 17, 1963
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 16, 1963- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 12, 1963, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Burundi)
Appointed: August 1, 1963
Presentation of Credentials: September 16, 1963
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 11, 1966- Recall requested by the Government of Burundi on December 29, 1965 (request received on January 10, 1966).