Alanson Bigelow Houghton - People - Department History
Alanson Bigelow Houghton (1863–1941)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
State of Residence: New York
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: February 10, 1922
Presentation of Credentials: April 22, 1922
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 21, 1925- Commissioned to Germany.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)
Appointed: February 24, 1925
Presentation of Credentials: April 27, 1925
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 28, 1929