Exceptional partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.25 x 13.5, June 13, 1961. President Kennedy appoints Henry DeWolf Smyth, of New Jersey as "the Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency." Signed boldly at the conclusion by President Kennedy, and countersigned by Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Document retains its original large white seal. Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 25.25 x 21.5. In very fine condition, with some brushing to the signature.
Headquartered in Vienna and established on July 29, 1957, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a global organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. In addition to his ambassadorship with the IAEA, noted physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth served as a key player in the early development of nuclear energy, including as a participant in the Manhattan Project and then as a member of the US Atomic Energy Commission. A remarkable commission relating to an untapped energy resource the president would later advocate with the signing of the Atomic Energy Commission Authorization Bill on September 26, 1962.
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