Francis Edward Meloy Jr. - People - Department History
Francis Edward Meloy Jr. (1917–1976)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: District of Columbia
State of Residence: District of Columbia
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Dominican Republic)
Appointed: May 27, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: July 16, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 6, 1973 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Guatemala)
Appointed: December 19, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: February 7, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post on April 19, 1976 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Lebanon)
Appointed: May 1, 1976
Termination of Mission: Assassinated at post on June 16, 1976- Had not presented credentials prior to his assassination.