William Garton Bowdler - People - Department History
William Garton Bowdler (1924–2016)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Florida
State of Residence: Florida
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (El Salvador)
Appointed: September 26, 1968
Presentation of Credentials: November 15, 1968
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 2, 1971 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
Appointed: September 30, 1971
Presentation of Credentials: October 19, 1971
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 26, 1973 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
Appointed: March 17, 1975
Presentation of Credentials: May 14, 1975
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 19, 1978 - Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research
Appointed: April 24, 1978
Termination of Appointment: December 17, 1979 - Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Appointed: December 17, 1979
Entry on Duty: January 4, 1980
Termination of Appointment: January 16, 1981