John Gunther Dean - People - Department History
John Gunther Dean (1926–)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Mali)
Began Service: September 24, 1960 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Cambodia)
Appointed: March 14, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: April 3, 1974
Termination of Mission: Embassy Phnom Penh closed April 12, 1975- Commissioned to the Khmer Republic.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Denmark)
Appointed: October 23, 1975
Presentation of Credentials: November 6, 1975
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 18, 1978 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Lebanon)
Appointed: October 2, 1978
Presentation of Credentials: October 10, 1978
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 23, 1981 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Thailand)
Appointed: October 1, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: October 26, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 6, 1985 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (India)
Appointed: August 2, 1985
Presentation of Credentials: September 6, 1985
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 7, 1988