Ethan Allen Hitchcock - People - Department History
Ethan Allen Hitchcock (1835–1909)
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State of Residence: Missouri
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: August 16, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: December 16, 1897
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary March 21, 1898- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 18, 1897, after confirmation.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: February 11, 1898
Presentation of Credentials: March 21, 1898
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on January 28, 1899