George Strausser Messersmith - People - Department History
George Strausser Messersmith (1883–1960)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Delaware
State of Residence: Delaware
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Uruguay)
Appointed: March 9, 1934
- Did not serve under this appointment.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Austria)
Appointed: April 7, 1934
Presentation of Credentials: May 23, 1934
Termination of Mission: Left post on July 11, 1937 - Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: July 9, 1937
Entry on Duty: July 26, 1937
Termination of Appointment: February 15, 1940 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Cuba)
Appointed: January 12, 1940
Presentation of Credentials: March 8, 1940
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on February 8, 1942 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: December 4, 1941
Presentation of Credentials: February 24, 1942
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 15, 1946 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Argentina)
Appointed: April 12, 1946
Presentation of Credentials: May 23, 1946
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 12, 1947