Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass (1818–1895)

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State of Residence: District of Columbia

Concurrent Appointments
1. Chargé d’Affaires (Dominican Republic)
  Appointed: June 26, 1889
  Presentation of Credentials: January 25, 1890
  Termination of Mission: Left Port-au-Prince July 1891
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 16, 1889, after confirmation. Commissioned or accredited to Santo Domingo. Commissioned to Haiti only on the dates indicated and also accredited (but not commissioned) to Santo Domingo under the terms of the acts making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service of the United States. Also accredited to Haiti; resident at Port-au-Prince.
2. Minister Resident/Consul General (Haiti)
  Appointed: June 26, 1889
  Presentation of Credentials: November 14, 1889
  Termination of Mission: Left post on July 1891
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 16, 1889, after confirmation. Also accredited to Dominican Republic; resident at Port-au-Prince.