David McKendree Key (February 4, 1900 – July 15, 1988) of

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, a descendant of David M. Key, served as

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from April 1950 to October 1951, and later as the

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of the State Department. He graduated from

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External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20021117075817/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/po/com/10404.htm * https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/17/obituaries/david-mck-key-88-a-former-ambassador.html 1900 births 1988 deaths Ambassadors of the United States to Myanmar Harvard College alumni United States Foreign Service personnel {{US-diplomat-stub