Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 19.5 x 15, June 8, 1927. President Coolidge appoints Leland B. Morris, as “a Foreign Service Officer of Class four of the United States of America.” Nicely signed at the conclusion by President Coolidge and Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew. The crisply embossed white paper seal remains affixed to the lower left. Attractively double-matted and framed with a portrait of Coolidge to an overall size of 33 x 23. In fine condition. After receiving this appointment Morris served as the US ambassador to Iceland and went on to become the highest ranking American diplomat in Germany during American involvement in WWII; following this, he became the first US ambassador to Iran. Oversized. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA.
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