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Henry Prather Fletcher
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Henry Prather Fletcher (1873-1959)
Foreign Service officer
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Chile)
Appointed: December 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: September 9, 1910
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Chile)
Appointed: October 1, 1914
Presentation of Credentials: November 19, 1914
Termination of Mission: Left Chile March 9, 1916
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: February 25, 1916
Presentation of Credentials: March 3, 1917
Termination of Mission: Left post January 25, 1919
George T. Summerlin served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Jan 1919-Mar 1924.
Under Secretary of State
Appointed: March 7, 1921
Entry on Duty: March 8, 1921
Termination of Appointment: March 6, 1922
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Belgium)
Appointed: March 6, 1922
Presentation of Credentials: May 3, 1922
Termination of Mission: Left post March 25, 1924
Accredited also to Luxembourg; resident at Brussels.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Luxembourg)
Appointed: March 5, 1923
Presentation of Credentials: October 29, 1923
Termination of Mission: Left Brussels March 25, 1924
Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 12, 1923. Also accredited to Belgium; resident at Brussels.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Italy)
Appointed: February 19, 1924
Presentation of Credentials: April 2, 1924
Termination of Mission: Left post August 3, 1929