John Sherman Cooper - People - Department History
John Sherman Cooper (1901–1991)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Kentucky
State of Residence: Kentucky
- Concurrent Appointments
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (India)
Appointed: February 4, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: April 9, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 23, 1956- Also accredited to Nepal; resident at New Delhi.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nepal)
Appointed: February 4, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: June 3, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left New Delhi April 23, 1956- Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (India)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (German Democratic Republic)
Appointed: September 19, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: December 20, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 28, 1976