NEW AMERICAN CONSUL
Arrival In Dominion (N.Z.P.A.) AUCKLAND. Jan. 13. Recently appointed Consul and First Secretary to the United States Legation at Wellington, Mr Prescott Childs has arrived at Auckland. He will replace. the present Consul-General for New Zealand (Mr Raymond E. Cox), who is to return to Washington for a new appointment. Although replacing Mr C. Cox, Mi Childs will not be Consul-General, but he will be Senior Consul in New Zealand and in charge of the Legation. Entering the United States Foreign Service in 1924, Mr Childs has had a variety of appointments, including two years spent in the American service in Berlin from 1934 to 1936. He has also held appointments in Canton, Lisbon. Nice and Montevideo. His most recent post was Consul at Rio de Janeiro. Mr Childs will be joined later by his wife and two sons. He left for Wellington to-night.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22790, 14 January 1944, Page 5
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147NEW AMERICAN CONSUL Timaru Herald, Volume CLV, Issue 22790, 14 January 1944, Page 5
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