John Cooper Wiley (1893–1967)

Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Indiana

1. Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Austria)
   Began Service: September 26, 1937
   Ended Service: Legation closed on April 30, 1938
   • Austria was annexed to Germany on March 13, 1938.
2. Concurrent Appointments
   1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Estonia)
      Appointed: July 18, 1938
      Presentation of Credentials: November 24, 1938
      Termination of Mission: Soviet forces occupied Tallinn June 17, 1940
      • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 20, 1939, after confirmation. Wiley left Riga on July 25, 1940. Also accredited to Latvia; resident at Riga.
   2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Latvia)
      Appointed: July 18, 1938
      Presentation of Credentials: October 6, 1938
      Termination of Mission: Left post on July 25, 1940
      • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 20, 1939, after confirmation. Soviet forces occupied Riga on June 17, 1940. Also accredited to Estonia; resident at Riga.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Colombia)
   Appointed: September 21, 1944
   Presentation of Credentials: December 16, 1944
   Termination of Mission: Left post on May 3, 1947
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Portugal)
   Appointed: April 10, 1947
   Presentation of Credentials: June 18, 1947
   Termination of Mission: Left post on March 15, 1948
5. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Iran)
   Appointed: February 26, 1948
   Presentation of Credentials: April 6, 1948
   Termination of Mission: Left post on June 18, 1950
6. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Panama)
   Appointed: June 20, 1951
   Presentation of Credentials: July 25, 1951
   Termination of Mission: Left post on November 27, 1953