James Ward Hargrove (1922–2004)

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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Texas

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Australia)
  Appointed: February 4, 1976
  Presentation of Credentials: February 19, 1976
  Termination of Mission: Left post on March 8, 1977
  - Also accredited to Nauru; resident at Canberra.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nauru)
  Appointed: February 4, 1976
  Presentation of Credentials: April 20, 1976
  Termination of Mission: Left Canberra March 9, 1977
  - Also accredited to Australia; resident at Canberra.