George Bancroft - People - Department History
George Bancroft (1800–1891)
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State of Residence: New York
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)
Appointed: September 9, 1846
Presentation of Credentials: November 12, 1846
Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note August 31, 1849- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 23, 1846, after confirmation. Commissioned to the court of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: May 14, 1867
Presentation of Credentials: August 28, 1867
Termination of Mission: Recommissioned and reaccredited on formation of the German Empire July 13, 1871- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on July 15, 1867, after confirmation. Commissioned to Prussia; resident at Berlin.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: May 31, 1871
Presentation of Credentials: July 23, 1871
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge June 30, 1874- Commissioned to the German Empire. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 12, 1871, after confirmation.