Williamson Smith Howell Jr. - People - Department History
Williamson Smith Howell Jr. (1890–1947)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Texas
State of Residence: Texas
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
Appointed: April 10, 1947
- Took oath of office, but died in the United States before proceeding to post.