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On the recordFebruary 2, 1932
I have asked Mr. Mellon to undertake the Ambassadorship to Great Britain.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on the Appointment of Andrew W. Mellon as United States Ambassador to Great Britain

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