William A. Stoltzfus Jr. (1924–)

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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: New Jersey

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Kuwait)
  Appointed: December 9, 1971
  Presentation of Credentials: February 9, 1972
  Termination of Mission: Left post on January 6, 1976
  - Also accredited to Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain; resident at Kuwait City.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Qatar)
  Appointed: December 9, 1971
  Presentation of Credentials: March 19, 1972
  Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated August 21, 1974
  - During Stoltzfus’s tenure as non-resident Ambassador, Embassy Doha was established on February 24, 1973, with John T. Wheelock as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. Also accredited to Kuwait, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain; resident at Kuwait City.
3. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Bahrain)
  Appointed: December 9, 1971
  Presentation of Credentials: February 17, 1972
  Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated on June 9, 1974
  - Also accredited to Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates; resident at Kuwait City.
4. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Oman)
  Appointed: February 29, 1972
  Presentation of Credentials: April 17, 1972
  Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated July 16, 1974
  - During Stoltzfus’s tenure as non-resident Ambassador, Embassy Muscat was established on July 4, 1972, with Clifford J. Quinlan as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. Also accredited to Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain; resident at Kuwait City.
5. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (United Arab Emirates)
  Appointed: February 29, 1972
  Presentation of Credentials: March 20, 1972
  Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated June 23, 1974
  - During Stolzfus’s tenure as non-resident Ambassador, Embassy Abu Dhabi was established on May 15, 1972, with Philip J. Griffin as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. Also accredited to Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain; resident at Kuwait City.