Henry Edward Catto Jr. - People - Department History
Henry Edward Catto Jr. (1930–2011)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Texas
State of Residence: Texas
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (El Salvador)
Appointed: September 30, 1971
Presentation of Credentials: October 21, 1971
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 2, 1973 - Chief of Protocol
Appointed: April 2, 1974
Entry on Duty: April 3, 1974
Termination of Appointment: July 1, 1976 - Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations
(Geneva)
Appointed: July 1, 1976
Termination of Mission: April 4, 1977 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)
Appointed: April 14, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: May 17, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 13, 1991 - Director of the U.S. Information Agency
Appointed: May 9, 1991
Entry on Duty: June 7, 1991
Termination of Appointment: January 19, 1993