David Rowland Francis - People - Department History
David Rowland Francis (1850–1927)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Missouri
State of Residence: Missouri
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: March 6, 1916
Presentation of Credentials: May 5, 1916
Termination of Mission: Normal relations interrupted on November 7, 1917- The new Government of Russia was still unrecognized by the United States when Francis left Russia on November 7, 1918.