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Parker Thompson Hart (1910-1997)
Foreign Service officer
State of Residence: Illinois
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Jordan)
Appointed: February 5, 1958
Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post, Jordan having united briefly with Iraq in the Arab Union. See notes under Iraq.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Saudi Arabia)
Appointed: April 6, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: July 22, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post May 29, 1965
Also commissioned to Kuwait and Yemen; resident at Jidda.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Yemen)
Appointed: May 20, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: October 1, 1961
Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated September 27, 1962
Commissioned to the Kingdom of Yemen. Also accredited to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; resident at Jidda.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Kuwait)
Appointed: December 14, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: January 7, 1962
Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated July 12, 1963
Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 30, 1962. Also accredited to Saudi Arabia and Yemen; resident at Jidda.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Turkey)
Appointed: July 22, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 1965
Termination of Mission: Left post October 3, 1968
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs
Appointed: October 4, 1968
Entry on Duty: October 14, 1968
Termination of Appointment: February 4, 1969
Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Appointed: February 5, 1969
Termination of Appointment: September 30, 1969