James Elmer Akins - People - Department History
James Elmer Akins (1926–2010)
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Career Foreign Service Officer
State of Residence: Ohio
State of Residence: Ohio
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Saudi Arabia)
Appointed: September 20, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: November 7, 1973
Termination of Mission: Left post on February 10, 1975