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Robert McGregor Scotten
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Robert McGregor Scotten (1891-1968)
Foreign Service officer
State of Residence: Michigan
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Dominican Republic)
Appointed: January 12, 1940
Presentation of Credentials: June 21, 1940
Termination of Mission: Left post March 14, 1942
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
Appointed: March 5, 1942
Presentation of Credentials: March 31, 1942
Termination of Mission: Left post April 20, 1943
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Ecuador)
Appointed: March 27, 1943
Presentation of Credentials: May 27, 1943
Termination of Mission: Left post April 17, 1947
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
Appointed: December 18, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: April 7, 1948
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
Appointed: November 1, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: December 22, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post February 1, 1955
Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 2, 1949.