Donald Read Heath (1894-1981)

Foreign Service officer
State of Residence: Kansas

1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Bulgaria)
   Appointed: September 30, 1947
   Presentation of Credentials: November 8, 1947
   Termination of Mission: Declared persona non grata by Government of Bulgaria January 19, 1950
   • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 9, 1947. The Department of State announced on Feb 21, 1950, the suspension of diplomatic relations with Bulgaria; Heath left post, Feb 24, 1950.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Cambodia)
   Appointed: June 29, 1950
   Presentation of Credentials: July 11, 1950
   
   • Also accredited to Laos and Vietnam; resident at Saigon. During Heath's tenure as non-resident Minister, Legation Phnom Penh was opened to the public, Nov 14, 1950, with Don V. Catlett as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Laos)
   Appointed: June 29, 1950
   Presentation of Credentials: December 29, 1950
   Termination of Mission: Superseded November 1, 1954
   • Heath was received as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary upon presentation of a copy of his letter of credence, Dec 29, 1950. Also accredited to Cambodia and Viet-Nam; resident at Saigon.
4. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Vietnam, South)
   Appointed: June 29, 1950
   Presentation of Credentials: October 22, 1950
   
   • Also accredited to Cambodia and Laos; resident of Saigon.
5. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Cambodia)
   Appointed: June 25, 1952
   Presentation of Credentials: July 12, 1952
   Termination of Mission: Superseded October 2, 1954
   • Also accredited to Laos and Vietnam; resident at Saigon. During Heath's tenure as non-resident Minister, Legation Phnom Penh was opened to the public, Nov 14, 1950, with Don V. Catlett as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
6. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Vietnam, South)
   Appointed: June 25, 1952
   Presentation of Credentials: July 11, 1952
   Termination of Mission: Left post November 14, 1954
   • Edmund A. Gullion was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when the Legation in Saigon was raised to Embassy status on Jun 25, 1952.
7. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Lebanon)
   Appointed: February 4, 1955
   Presentation of Credentials: March 9, 1955
   Termination of Mission: Left post January 4, 1958
8. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Saudi Arabia)
   Appointed: November 27, 1957
   Presentation of Credentials: January 9, 1958
   Termination of Mission: Left post April 18, 1961
   • Also commissioned to Yemen, but did not present credentials in that country. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 27, 1958.
9. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Yemen)
   Appointed: November 27, 1957
   
   • Commissioned to the Kingdom of Yemen; also commissioned to Saudi Arabia