Francis Bowes Sayre - People - Department History
Francis Bowes Sayre (1885–1972)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Massachusetts
State of Residence: Massachusetts
- Assistant Secretary of State
Appointed: November 17, 1933
Entry on Duty: November 27, 1933
Termination of Appointment: August 7, 1939- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 15, 1934.