Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson -
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Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903–1983)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Nebraska
State of Residence: Nebraska
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Denmark)
Appointed: June 26, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: August 22, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 21, 1961 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Finland)
Appointed: May 1, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: July 14, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 23, 1973