William Paul McCormick (1939–)

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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Oregon

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
  Appointed: October 12, 2005
  Presentation of Credentials: November 9, 2005
  Termination of Mission: Left post on December 20, 2008
  - Also accredited to Samoa; resident at Wellington.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Samoa)
  Appointed: October 12, 2005
  Presentation of Credentials: May 16, 2006
  Termination of Mission: Left Wellington December 20, 2008
  - Also accredited to New Zealand; resident at Wellington.