William Bodde Jr. (1931–)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Maryland

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Tonga)
  Appointed: June 30, 1980
  Presentation of Credentials: September 18, 1980
  Termination of Mission: Left Suva August 15, 1981
  - Also accredited to Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji; resident at Suva.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Tuvalu)
  Appointed: June 30, 1980
  Presentation of Credentials: October 7, 1980
  Termination of Mission: Left Suva August 15, 1981
  - Also accredited to Tonga, Kiribati, and Fiji; resident at Suva.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Fiji)
  Appointed: June 30, 1980
  Presentation of Credentials: August 12, 1980
  Termination of Mission: Left post on August 15, 1981
  - Also accredited to Tonga, Tuvalu, and Kiribati; resident at Suva.
4. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Kiribati)
  Appointed: September 26, 1980
  Presentation of Credentials: January 20, 1981
  Termination of Mission: Left Suva August 15, 1981
  - Also accredited to Tonga, Tuvalu, and Fiji; resident at Suva.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Marshall Islands)
Appointed: June 27, 1990
Presentation of Credentials: August 6, 1990
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 28, 1992