John Sherman Cooper - People - Department History - Office of the Historian

John Sherman Cooper (1901–1991)

Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Kentucky
  1. Concurrent Appointments
    1. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (India)
      Appointed: February 4, 1955
      Presentation of Credentials: April 9, 1955
      Termination of Mission: Left post on April 23, 1956
      • Also accredited to Nepal; resident at New Delhi.
    2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Nepal)
      Appointed: February 4, 1955
      Presentation of Credentials: June 3, 1955
      Termination of Mission: Left New Delhi April 23, 1956
      • Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
  2. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (German Democratic Republic)
    Appointed: September 19, 1974
    Presentation of Credentials: December 20, 1974
    Termination of Mission: Left post on September 28, 1976