George Frost Kennan (1904-2005)

    Foreign Service officer
    States of Residence: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

    1. Director of the Policy Planning
      Appointed: May 5, 1947
      Termination of Appointment: May 31, 1949
      • Also served as Counselor Aug 4, 1949-Jul 11, 1951.
    2. Counselor
      Appointed: June 24, 1949
      Entry on Duty: August 4, 1949
      Termination of Appointment: July 11, 1951
    3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
      Appointed: March 14, 1952
      Presentation of Credentials: May 14, 1952
      Termination of Mission: Left post September 19, 1952
      • Commissioned to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Government of the Soviet Union declared Kennan persona non grata on Oct 3, 1952, and he did not return to his post.
    4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Yugoslavia)
      Appointed: March 7, 1961
      Presentation of Credentials: May 16, 1961
      Termination of Mission: Left Yugoslavia July 28, 1963
      • Commissioned to Yugoslavia.