Vernon A. Walters - People - Department History
Vernon A. Walters (1917–2002)
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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Florida
State of Residence: Florida
- Ambassador at Large
Appointed: July 18, 1981
Entry on Duty: July 22, 1981
Termination of Appointment: April 17, 1985 - Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations
Appointed: May 17, 1985
Presentation of Credentials: May 22, 1985
Termination of Mission: March 15, 1989 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Germany)
Appointed: April 14, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: April 24, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post on August 18, 1991