Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long - People - Department History
Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881–1958)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Missouri
State of Residence: Missouri
- Third Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: January 24, 1917
Entry on Duty: January 29, 1917
Termination of Appointment: June 8, 1920 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Italy)
Appointed: April 24, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: May 31, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 23, 1936 - Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: January 16, 1940
Entry on Duty: January 23, 1940
Termination of Appointment: December 15, 1944