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George McDade Staples
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George McDade Staples (1947-)
Foreign Service officer
State of Residence: Kentucky
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Rwanda)
Appointed: October 26, 1998
Presentation of Credentials: January 27, 1999
Termination of Mission: Left post September 22, 2001
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Cameroon)
Appointed: September 5, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: December 21, 2001
Termination of Mission: Left post July 10, 2004
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Equatorial Guinea)
Appointed: September 5, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: January 24, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left Yaounde July 10, 2004
Also accredited to Cameroon and resident at Yaounde.
Director General of the Foreign Service
Appointed: May 22, 2006
Entry on Duty: May 25, 2006
Termination of Appointment: June 27, 2007