Ely Eliot Palmer - People - Department History
Ely Eliot Palmer (1887–1977)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Rhode Island
State of Residence: Rhode Island
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Afghanistan)
Appointed: February 9, 1945
Presentation of Credentials: December 6, 1945
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on June 5, 1948 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Afghanistan)
Appointed: May 6, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: June 5, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post on November 18, 1948