Louis Douglas Heck - People - Department History
Louis Douglas Heck (1918–1993)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Oregon
States of Residence: District of Columbia, Oregon
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Cyprus)
Began Service: August 16, 1960 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Niger)
Appointed: March 22, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: May 30, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 20, 1976 - Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism
Appointed: August 29, 1976
Termination of Appointment: June 6, 1977- Appointed Jul 23, 1976, as Special Assistant to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Combating Terrorism.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nepal)
Appointed: May 26, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: July 29, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 19, 1980