George Robert Merrell - People - Department History
George Robert Merrell (1898–1962)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Missouri
State of Residence: Missouri
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (Haiti)
Began Service: March 1924
Ended Service: October 1926 - Chargé d’Affaires ad interim (India)
Began Service: November 1, 1946 - Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Ethiopia)
Appointed: May 15, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: January 1, 1948
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 28, 1949 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Ethiopia)
Appointed: May 21, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: June 28, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left post on March 17, 1951 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Afghanistan)
Appointed: April 19, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: June 28, 1951
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 3, 1952