Armistead Inge Selden Jr. (1921–1985)

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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Alabama

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Fiji)
  Appointed: March 1, 1974
  Presentation of Credentials: April 17, 1974
  Termination of Mission: Left Suva April 10, 1978
  - Also accredited to Tonga, Samoa, and New Zealand; resident at Wellington.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Tonga)
  Appointed: March 1, 1974
  Presentation of Credentials: April 10, 1974
  Termination of Mission: Left Wellington April 23, 1979
  - Also accredited to Fiji, Samoa, and New Zealand; resident at Wellington.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Samoa)
  Appointed: March 1, 1974
  Presentation of Credentials: May 16, 1974
  Termination of Mission: Left Wellington April 23, 1979
  - Also accredited to Fiji, Tonga, and New Zealand; resident at Wellington.
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (New Zealand)
  Appointed: March 1, 1974
  Presentation of Credentials: April 22, 1974
  Termination of Mission: Left post on April 23, 1979
  - Also accredited to Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa; resident at Wellington.