William Harrison Standley - People - Department History
William Harrison Standley (1872–1963)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: California
State of Residence: California
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Russia)
Appointed: February 14, 1942
Presentation of Credentials: April 14, 1942
Termination of Mission: Left post on September 19, 1943- Commissioned to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.