John George Erhardt - People - Department History
John George Erhardt (1889–1951)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: August 3, 1946
Presentation of Credentials: September 7, 1946
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 27, 1950 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (South Africa)
Appointed: May 23, 1950
Presentation of Credentials: October 4, 1950
Termination of Mission: Died at Capetown February 18, 1951- Commissioned to the Union of South Africa.