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Bill Taft: “The Assistant Secretary of State, the Solicitor for the Department of State, the Chief of the Diplomatic Bureau, and the…”

On the recordNovember 25, 1909
The Assistant Secretary of State, the Solicitor for the Department of State, the Chief of the Diplomatic Bureau, and the Chief of the Bureau of Appointments, and the Chief Examiner of the Civil Service Commission or some person whom the Commission shall designate, or such persons as may be designated to serve in their stead, are hereby constituted a Board whose duty it shall be to determine the qualifications of persons designated by the President for examination to determine their fitness for possible appointment as secretaries of embassy or legation.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio
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presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 1143—Regulations Governing Appointments and Promotions in Diplomatic Service and for the Improvement of the...

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