Marion Hartzog Smoak - People - Department History
Marion Hartzog Smoak (1916–)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: South Carolina
State of Residence: South Carolina
- Chief of Protocol
Appointed: March 1, 1974
Termination of Appointment: March 30, 1974- Took oath of office Mar 29, 1974, as Chief of Protocol for the White House, but no personnel action was processed to reflect this appointment; resignation effective Mar 30, 1974,was processed as a resignation of the office of Deputy Chiefs of Protocol. Smoak had previously been accorded the rank of Ambassador while serving as Acting Chief.