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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902–1985)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Massachusetts
State of Residence: Massachusetts
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations
Appointed: January 23, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: January 26, 1953
Termination of Mission: September 3, 1960 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Vietnam)
Appointed: August 1, 1963
Presentation of Credentials: August 26, 1963
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 28, 1964- U. Alexis Johnson served as Deputy Ambassador from June 1964 until September 1965.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Vietnam)
Appointed: July 31, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: August 25, 1965
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 25, 1967- U. Alexis Johnson served as Deputy Ambassador from June 1964 until September 1965; William J. Porter served as Deputy Ambassador from September 1965 until May 1967.
- Ambassador at Large
Appointed: April 5, 1967
Entry on Duty: May 3, 1967
Termination of Appointment: May 7, 1968 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: April 22, 1968
Presentation of Credentials: May 27, 1968
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 14, 1969- Commissioned to the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Personal Representative of the President (Holy See)
Presentation of Credentials: June 5, 1970
Termination of Mission: July 6, 1977