Florence Jaffray Hurst Harriman - People - Department History
Florence Jaffray Hurst Harriman (1870–1967)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Norway)
Appointed: May 4, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: July 1, 1937
Termination of Mission: In anticipation of German occupation, the Government of Norway left Oslo on April 9, 1940- Harriman left Norway on April 22, 1940. Rudolf E. Schoenfeld opened the Legation near the Government of Norway established in England, making his initial call as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim on August 2, 1940.