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Assistant Secretary of State for Occupied Areas

Creation of this Position

Title: Assistant Secretary of State for Occupied Areas
Name: John H. Hilldring
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Apr 12, 1946
Entry on Duty: Apr 17, 1946
Termination of Appointment: Aug 31, 1947

Title: Assistant Secretary of State for Occupied Areas
Name: Charles E. Saltzman
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Appointment: Jul 3, 1947
Entry on Duty: Sep 2, 1947
Termination of Appointment: May 26, 1949

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Creation of Position: The Department of state established the Office of Occupied Areas on April 8, 1946, to coordinate its activities in Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea, and placed it under the direction of an Assistant Secretary of State. The Office was dissolved Mar 4, 1949. The Department established a new Office of German and Austrian Affairs, and the Office of Far Eastern Affairs assumed responsibility for Japanese and Korean affairs.

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