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Columns
Stable keys — use them in the API, SQL and code
| Key | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | ID | string | Office of the Historian appointment id (suffixed -2 where the source reuses an id). |
| country | Country | country | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code of the present-day country. |
| country_name | Country name | string | — |
| name | Name | string | Chief of mission, as 'Forename Surname'. |
| title | Title | string | Diplomatic title, e.g. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. |
| appointed | Appointed | date | — |
| started | Started | date | Date the chief of mission took charge, usually the presentation of credentials. |
| ended | Ended | date | — |
| end_note | How it ended | string | Office of the Historian's note on the end of the mission, e.g. 'Left post on'. |
| career_type | Career type | string | Career (Foreign Service), non-career (political appointee), or pre-1915. |
| home_state | Home state | string | U.S. state of residence when appointed. |
| birth_year | Born | year | — |
| death_year | Died | year | — |
| person_id | Person ID | string | Office of the Historian person id. |
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