Anson Burlingame - People - Department History
Anson Burlingame (1820–1870)
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State of Residence: Massachusetts
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: March 22, 1861
- Did not serve.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (China)
Appointed: June 14, 1861
Presentation of Credentials: August 20, 1862
Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated November 21, 1867- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on July 15, 1861, after confirmation. Commissioned to China.