John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)

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State of Residence: New Jersey

Concurrent Appointments
1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
  Appointed: October 13, 1902
  Presentation of Credentials: December 24, 1902
  Termination of Mission: Recommissioned to a different combination of countries on June 5, 1903
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 8, 1902, after confirmation. Also accredited to Serbia and Romania; resident at Athens.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Serbia)
  Appointed: October 13, 1902
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 8, 1902, after confirmation. Did not present credentials in Serbia under this appointment. Also accredited to Greece and Romania; resident at Athens.
3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
  Appointed: October 13, 1902
  Presentation of Credentials: April 7, 1903
  Termination of Mission: Recommissioned to a different combination of countries on June 5, 1903
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 8, 1902, after confirmation. Also accredited to Greece and Serbia; resident at Athens.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Chile)
Appointed: October 13, 1902
- Declined appointment. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
Concurrent Appointments
1. Diplomatic Agent (Bulgaria)
  Appointed: June 5, 1903
  Presentation of Credentials: September 19, 1903
  Termination of Mission: Recommissioned to a different combination of countries on March 8, 1905
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on November 16, 1903, after confirmation. Also accredited to Greece, Serbia, and Romania; resident at Athens.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
  Appointed: June 5, 1903
  Termination of Mission: Recommissioned to a different combination of countries on March 8, 1905
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on November 16, 1903, after confirmation. Also accredited to Bulgaria, Serbia, and Romania; resident at Athens.
3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
  Appointed: June 5, 1903
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on July 25, 1905
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on November 16, 1903, after confirmation. Also accredited to Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia; resident at Athens.
4. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Serbia)
  Appointed: July 5, 1903
  Presentation of Credentials: May 9, 1904
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on July 13, 1905
  - Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on November 16, 1903, after confirmation. Also accredited to Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania; resident at Athens.
Concurrent Appointments
1. Diplomatic Agent (Bulgaria)
  Appointed: March 8, 1905
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on June 4, 1907
  - Also accredited to Greece and Montenegro; resident at Athens.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Greece)
  Appointed: March 8, 1905
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 19, 1907
  - Also accredited to Bulgaria and Montenegro; resident at Athens.
3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Montenegro)
  Appointed: March 8, 1905
  Presentation of Credentials: October 30, 1905
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 27, 1907
  - Also accredited to Bulgaria and Greece; resident at Athens.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Iran)
Appointed: July 1, 1907
Presentation of Credentials: December 12, 1907
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 3, 1909
- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 12, 1907, after confirmation. Commissioned to Persia.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Cuba)
Appointed: December 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: March 22, 1910
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 27, 1911
Concurrent Appointments
1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Bulgaria)
  Appointed: August 12, 1911
  Presentation of Credentials: February 1, 1912
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 18, 1913
  - Also accredited to Serbia and Romania; resident at Bucharest.
2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Serbia)
  Appointed: August 12, 1911
  Presentation of Credentials: January 16, 1912
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 15, 1913
  - Also accredited to Bulgaria and Romania; resident at Bucharest.
3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
  Appointed: August 12, 1911
  Presentation of Credentials: December 24, 1911
  Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 28, 1913
  - Also accredited to Bulgaria and Serbia; resident at Bucharest.