John Lindsley Tappin - People - Department History
John Lindsley Tappin (1906–1964)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Maryland
State of Residence: Maryland
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Libya)
Appointed: September 25, 1954
Presentation of Credentials: November 16, 1954
Termination of Mission: Superseded March 17, 1958- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 24, 1955, after confirmation.