Walter Joseph Donnelly - People - Department History
Walter Joseph Donnelly (1896–1970)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Costa Rica)
Appointed: April 10, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: June 27, 1947
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 15, 1947 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Venezuela)
Appointed: September 20, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: December 1, 1947
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 2, 1950- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 9, 1947, after confirmation.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: September 20, 1950
Presentation of Credentials: October 25, 1950
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on November 28, 1951 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: November 16, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: November 28, 1951
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 19, 1952- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned February 21, 1951, after confirmation.