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For information about the Department’s current and recent leadership, we recommend visiting the Department of State homepage’s <a href="https://www.state.gov/biographies-list/">Biographies of Senior Officials</a> and <a href="https://www.state.gov/resources-bureau-of-global-talent-management/#ambassadors">List of U.S. Ambassadors</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: right; font-style: italic">Notice posted on January 12, 2024. <br> Last updated March 14, 2024.</p> </div> <div data-template="pocom:person-entry"> <div>State of Residence: Pennsylvania<ol> <li id="gb-1818-rush-01"><strong><a href="/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/united-kingdom">Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)</a></strong><br>Appointed: 1817<br>Presentation of Credentials: February 12, 1818<br>Termination of Mission: Presented recall on April 27, 1825<ul> <li><em>Month and day not included on record copy of commission, which was issued during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 16, 1817, after confirmation. Commissioned to the court of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. </em></li> </ul> </li> <li id="inte-1817-rush"><strong><a href="/departmenthistory/people/principalofficers/secretary-ad-interim">Secretary of State ad interim</a></strong><br>Appointed: March 10, 1817<br>Termination of Appointment: September 22, 1817<ul> <li><em>Attorney General; Acting Secretary of State </em></li> </ul> </li> <li id="fr-1847-rush-01"><strong><a href="/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/france">Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (France)</a></strong><br>Appointed: March 3, 1847<br>Presentation of Credentials: July 31, 1847<br>Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 8, 1849<ul> <li><em>Reaccredited on April 26, 1848, when France again became a republic. </em></li> </ul> </li> </ol> </div> </div> </div>  <aside class="hsg-width-one-third hsg-print" data-template="app:fix-links" id="metagrid-wrapper"></aside> <div class="hsg-width-sidebar"> <aside 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