Lucius Harwood Foote - People - Department History
Lucius Harwood Foote (1826–1913)
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State of Residence: California
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Korea)
Appointed: February 27, 1883
Presentation of Credentials: May 20, 1883
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 19, 1885 - Minister Resident/Consul General (Korea)
Appointed: July 7, 1884
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 28, 1885, after confirmation. Declined appointment when the grade of the Mission was lowered.