John Wallace Riddle - People - Department History
John Wallace Riddle (1864–1941)
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States of Residence: Minnesota, Connecticut
- Agent/Consul General (Egypt)
Appointed: September 8, 1903
Presentation of Credentials: March 28, 1904
Termination of Mission: Left post on June 9, 1905- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on November 24, 1903, after confirmation.
- Concurrent Appointments
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
Appointed: March 8, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: October 3, 1905
Termination of Mission: Left post on January 23, 1907- Commissioned to Romania and Serbia; resident at Bucharest. Also accredited to Serbia; resident at Bucharest.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Serbia)
Appointed: March 8, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: May 7, 1906
Termination of Mission: Left Bucharest January 23, 1907- Commissioned to Romania and Serbia; resident at Bucharest. Also accredited to Romania; resident at Bucharest.
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Romania)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: December 19, 1906
Presentation of Credentials: February 8, 1907
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 8, 1909 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Argentina)
Appointed: November 18, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: March 8, 1922
Termination of Mission: Left post on May 28, 1925