David McKendree Key II - People - Department History
David McKendree Key II (1900–1988)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: Tennessee, Connecticut
States of Residence: Tennessee, Connecticut
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Burma)
Appointed: March 17, 1950
Presentation of Credentials: April 26, 1950
Termination of Mission: Left post on October 28, 1951 - Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Appointed: December 4, 1953
Entry on Duty: December 18, 1953
Termination of Appointment: July 31, 1955- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 17, 1954.