Richard David Vine - People - Department History
Richard David Vine (1925–2008)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Switzerland)
Appointed: September 20, 1979
Presentation of Credentials: October 19, 1979
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 1, 1981 - Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
Affairs
Appointed: January 10, 1982
Termination of Appointment: September 17, 1982