John Trumbull Van Alen - People - Department History
John Trumbull Van Alen (?–1857)
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State of Residence: New York
- Chargé d’Affaires (Ecuador)
Appointed: June 5, 1849
Presentation of Credentials: November 19, 1849
Termination of Mission: Left Ecuador on or soon after July 18, 1850- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on August 10, 1850, after confirmation, but did not serve under his second appointment.