Benjamin Franklin - People - Department History
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
State of Residence: Pennsylvania
- Concurrent Appointments
- Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
Appointed: September 14, 1778
Presentation of Credentials: March 23, 1779
Termination of Mission: Superseded May 17, 1785- Also accredited to Sweden; resident at Paris.
- Minister Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
Appointed: September 28, 1782
- Did not proceed to Stockholm, but negotiated a treaty with Sweden which was signed at Paris on April 3, 1783. Also accredited to France; resident at Paris.
- Minister Plenipotentiary (France)