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    Benjamin Sumner Welles (1892-1961)

    Foreign Service officer
    State of Residence: Maryland

    1. Assistant Secretary of State
      Appointed: April 6, 1933
      Entry on Duty: April 6, 1933
      Termination of Appointment: April 28, 1933
    2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Cuba)
      Appointed: April 24, 1933
      Presentation of Credentials: May 11, 1933
    3. Assistant Secretary of State
      Appointed: December 12, 1933
      Entry on Duty: December 15, 1933
      Termination of Appointment: May 20, 1937
      • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 18, 1934.
    4. Under Secretary of State
      Appointed: May 20, 1937
      Entry on Duty: May 21, 1937
      Termination of Appointment: September 30, 1943