Livingston Tallmadge Merchant - People - Department History
Livingston Tallmadge Merchant (1903–1976)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
States of Residence: New Jersey, District of Columbia
States of Residence: New Jersey, District of Columbia
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Appointed: March 11, 1953
Entry on Duty: March 16, 1953
Termination of Appointment: May 6, 1956 - Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Appointed: October 29, 1953
Entry on Duty: November 18, 1958
Termination of Appointment: August 20, 1959- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 29, 1959.
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Canada)
Appointed: May 7, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: May 23, 1956
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 6, 1958 - Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Appointed: August 12, 1959
Entry on Duty: August 21, 1959
Termination of Appointment: December 3, 1959 - Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Appointed: December 1, 1959
Entry on Duty: December 4, 1959
Termination of Appointment: January 31, 1961- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 27, 1960.
- Career Ambassador
Appointed: June 24, 1960 - Secretary of State ad interim
Appointed: January 20, 1961
Termination of Appointment: January 21, 1961- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Secretary of State ad interim
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Canada)
Appointed: February 20, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: March 15, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left Canada May 26, 1962