Benjamin Huger Read - People - Department History
Benjamin Huger Read (1925–1993)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
- Executive Secretary
Appointed: August 4, 1963
Termination of Appointment: February 14, 1969 - Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management
Appointed: August 3, 1977
Entry on Duty: August 16, 1977
Termination of Appointment: Title changed to Under Secretary of State for Management October 1, 1978 - Under Secretary of State for Management
Entry on Duty: October 1, 1978
Termination of Appointment: January 19, 1981- Continued to serve under his original commission as Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management.