August Belmont - People - Department History
August Belmont (1816–1890)
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State of Residence: New York
- Chargé d’Affaires (Netherlands)
Appointed: May 24, 1853
Presentation of Credentials: October 11, 1853
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Minister Resident September 26, 1854- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 8, 1854, after confirmation.
- Minister Resident (Netherlands)
Appointed: June 29, 1854
Presentation of Credentials: September 26, 1854
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on September 22, 1857 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Netherlands)
- Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.