William Howard Wriggins (1918–2008)

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Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York

Concurrent Appointments
1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Sri Lanka)
  Appointed: July 14, 1977
  Presentation of Credentials: August 18, 1977
  Termination of Mission: Left Colombo December 13, 1979
  - Also accredited to Maldives; resident at Colombo.
2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Maldives)
  Appointed: March 3, 1978
  Presentation of Credentials: March 28, 1978
  Termination of Mission: Left Colombo December 13, 1979
  - Also accredited to Sri Lanka; resident at Colombo.