John Dale Blacken - People - Department History
John Dale Blacken (1930–2015)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Washington
State of Residence: Washington
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Guinea-Bissau)
Appointed: June 16, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: August 27, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 29, 1989