Church Announces 2014 Mission President Assignments
The First Presidency has announced the new mission president assignments in the Church for 2014, including 122 new mission presidents. They will begin their service in July.
The Church has announced the following new mission president assignments, effective in July 2014. The new presidents and their predecessors are listed by area below in this order: mission, current president, new president.
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Africa Southeast
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi |
Phillip W. McMullin
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F. Brent Thomas
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| South Africa Cape Town |
Mark L. Wood
| Stephen J. Merrill |
| South Africa Johannesburg |
S. Craig Omer
| Michael A. Dunn |
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Africa west
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|---|---|---|
| Benin Cotonou |
Robert F. Weed
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Pierre-Paul Morin
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| Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan |
Z. Dominique Dekaye
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Marc Sahy
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| Ghana Accra |
Daniel K. Judd
|
David L. Heid
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| Ghana Cape Coast |
Jeffrey L. Shulz
|
R. Scott Stevenson
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| Nigeria Port Harcourt |
Phillip K. Xaxagbe
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Anthony M. Kaku
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Asia North
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|---|---|---|
| Japan Kobe | Richard G. Zinke | Phillip K. Welch |
| Japan Sopporo | Eric C. Evans | Hirofumi Nakatsuka |
| Japan Sendai | Gary D. Rasmussen | Jeffrey R. Smith |
| Korea Busan | Lynn A. Gilbert | Kennth S. Barrow |
| Micronesia Guam | Stephen F. Mecham | John S. Zarbock |
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Brazil
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|---|---|---|
| Brazil Brasilia |
Helcio L. Gaertner
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Mark C. Lundgren
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| Brazil Florianopolis | J. Joel Fernandes | Ramilfo E. Silva |
| Brazil Fortaleza | Francisco A. Souza | Gilberto Bonini Ribeiro |
| Brazil Maceio | Mauricio G. Gonzaga | Henrique Gomes Junior |
| Brazil Manaus | H. Moroni Klein | Rui B. Castro |
| Brazil Recife | Rubens C. Lanius | Rory C. Bigelow |
| Brazil Rio de Janeiro | Geraldo Lima | Marcos Cabral |
| Brazil Salvador | James W. Hart | David T. Lisonbee |
| Brazil São Paulo Interlagos |
R. Pacheco Pinho
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Loren G. Dalton
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| Brazil São Paulo North |
Marcus H. Martins
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Timothy L. Farnes
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| Brazil São Paulo South |
John S. Tanner
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Phillip E. Broadbent
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| Brazil Vitoria |
J. Araújo Bezerra
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David E. Young
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Caribbean
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|---|---|---|
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Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East
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Heriberto Hernández
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Ahmad S. Corbitt
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| Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West | Raul Rodriguez Morel | James H. Nuckols |
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Central America
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|---|---|---|
| El Salvador San Salvador East |
David L. Glazier
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Bruno E. Vásquez Robles
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| El Salvador Santa Ana |
L. Poloski Cordon
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Ronald L. Spjut
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| Guatemala Guatemala City Central |
M. Joseph Brough
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To Be Announced
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| Guatemala Guatemala City East |
Edward D. Watts
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David J. Crapo
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| Guatemala Guatemala City South |
Larry R. Stay
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E.J. Caffaro
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| Guatemala Quetzaltenango |
Lewis Bautista
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Rick L. Smith
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| Honduras Tegucigalpa |
Carlos A. Hernández
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Kendle Bowler
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Europe
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|---|---|---|
| Adriatic North |
Edward B. Rowe
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David J. Grant
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| Adriatic South |
Andrew M. Ford
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Louis Weidmann
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| Alpine German-Speaking |
Richard L. Miles
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D. Brian Kohler
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| Cape Verde Praia |
Roberto F. Oliveira
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Robert P. Mathews
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| England Manchester |
Robert I. Preston
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Mark D. Ulrich
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| Finland Helsinki | Douglas M. Rawlings | Wayne T. Watson |
| France Paris | Franck Poznanski | Frédéric J. Babin |
| Germany Frankfurt | Lehi K. Schwartz | Ronald A. Stoddard |
| România/Moldova | Ned C. Hill | Clark D. Ivory |
| Sweden Stockholm | Gregory J. Newell | James E. Beckstrand |
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Europe East
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| Baltic |
Jeffrey G. Boswell
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David P. Harding
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| Russia Novosibirsk | Daniel Bay Gibbons |
Michael G. Williams
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| Russia St. Petersburg |
N. Warren Clark
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Larry G. Childs
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| Ukraine Kyiv |
Jörg Klebingat
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Jeffrey D. McGhie
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MÉxico
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|---|---|---|
| México México City North |
J. Dana Call
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Todd Titensor
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| México City Southeast |
Raymundo Morales Barrera
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E. Keith Stutznegger
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| México Oaxaca |
Enrique Leyva Jimenez
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Lynn R. Madsen
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| México Puebla South |
Robert C. Reeves
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John M. Stellmon
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| México Tijuana |
Armando Carreón Rivera
| Jorge A. García Licona |
| México Torreón |
David Flores Villaseñor
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J. Alejandro Ramos Rivera
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| México Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
Juan G. Cardenas Tamayo
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Arley H. George
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| México Veracruz |
Carlos W. Treviño
| Daniel Córdova Esparza |
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north america Central
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|---|---|---|
| Colorado Colorado Springs |
J. Patrick Anderson
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Dennis E. Rehm
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| Colorado Denver North |
Jerry M. Toombs
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Brent M Mendenhall
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| Minnesota Minneapolis |
Jordan W. Clements
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Stephen W. Forbes
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| Missouri Independence |
Donald J. Keyes
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Randy J. Vest
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North America Northeast
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| Canada Toronto |
Brent L. Scott
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Weatherford T. Clayton
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| Michigan Lansing |
Stephen H. Hess
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Michael V. Jacobsen
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| New Jersey Morristown |
Jon M. Jeppson
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Paul S. Taggart
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| Ohio Columbus |
Robert T. Nilsen
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Nolan Daines
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| Pennsylvania Pittsburgh |
Clinton D Topham
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Bradley K. Johnson
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| West Virginia Charleston |
Bruce G. Pitt
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Paul W. Salisbury
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North America Northwest
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| Alaska Anchorage |
Jon Beesley
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Eldon R. Robinson
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| Canada Vancouver |
Karl M. Tilleman
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Ronald P. Burt
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| Oregon Eugene |
Mark A. Young
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H. Jeff Russell
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| Oregon Portland |
C. Jeffery Morby
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Craig B. Ballard
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| Washington Tacoma |
Douglas W. Weaver
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John D. Blatter
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North America Southeast
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|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Little Rock |
Steven M. Petersen
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Taniela B. Wakolo
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| Florida Fort Lauderdale |
Donald E. Anderson
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Douglas M. Richardson
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| Georgia Atlanta North |
Mark A. Wolfert
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John E. Bennion
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| Kentucky Louisville |
W. Richards Woodbury
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R. Larry Brough
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| Louisiana Baton Rouge |
Jim M. Wall
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Reed H. Hansen
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| South Carolina Columbia |
Monte Holm
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Judd A. Turner
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| Tennessee Knoxville | Richard A. Irion | Steven P. Griffin |
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North America Southwest
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|---|---|---|
| Arizona Phoenix |
R. Scott Taylor
| Spencer Griffin |
| Arizona Tucson |
Roger E. Killpack
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David Passey
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| Nevada Las Vegas |
Michael A. Neider
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D. Jack Snow
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| Texas Dallas |
Devin G. Durrant
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Brian K. Taylor
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| Texas Houston |
John C. Pingree
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Mark A. Mortensen
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| Texas Houston East |
Thomas J. Crawford
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Dennis Drake
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| Texas Lubbock |
Arnold R. Augustin
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David Heap
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North America West
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|---|---|---|
| California Anaheim |
Bradford C. Bowen
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Steven W. Taggart
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| California Arcadia |
Jorge T. Becerra
|
Moisés Villanueva López
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| California Fresno |
Larry Gelwix
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Jeffrey D. Clark
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| California Riverside |
Paul F. Smart
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John H. Mullen
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| California Roseville |
John G. Weston
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Michael F. Marston
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| California Sacramento |
H. Benson Lewis
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Bruce D. Jardine
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| California San Diego |
Paul N. Clayton
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Jonathan S. Schmitt
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| California San Jose |
W. Lincoln Watkins
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Glen D. Mella
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| California Ventura | Fernando R. Castro | Dell C. Felix |
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Pacific
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|---|---|---|
| Fiji Suva | Kenneth D. Klingler |
LaMar L. Layton
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| New Zealand Auckland |
Paul N. Lekias
|
Frederick K. Balli Jr.
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| New Zealand Wellington |
Michael L. Kezerian
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Roger C. Hudson
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| Samoa Apia |
Johnny L. Leota
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Reed C. Tolman
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| Tahiti Papeete |
Benjamin T. Sinjoux
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Pierre Bize
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Philippines
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|---|---|---|
| Philippines Angeles |
David C. Martino
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Scott B. Clark
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| Philippines Cebu |
Evan A. Schmutz
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Terry C. McCurdy
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| Philippines Davao |
Ferdinand Pangan
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Efren M. Lamoglia
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| Philippines Manila |
Lyle J. Stucki
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Creg D. Ostler
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| Philippines Olongapo |
Roberto B. Querido
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Dennis V. Dahle
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| Philippines Quezon City North |
Dennis R. Sperry
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Kim C. Bertin
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| Philippines San Pablo |
George E. Peterson
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Bart A. Mangum
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| Philippines Tacloban |
Jose V. Andaya
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Wayne E. Maurer
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South America Northwest
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|---|---|---|
| Bolivia Cochabamba |
Dan L. Dyer
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Mark W. Hansen
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| Colombia Cali |
Jonathan M. Prince
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Sergio Prícoli
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| Ecuador Guayaquil North |
Lizardo H. Amaya
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William J. Riggins
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| Ecuador Quito |
Bruce E. Ghent
|
Roger G. Christensen
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| Perú Chiclayo |
Eduardo C. Risso
|
Mark L. Williams
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| Perú Lima East |
Nelson Ardila Vásquez
|
John W. Boswell III
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| Venezuela Caracas |
Vianey R. Villamizar
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Fernando Vivas Calderón
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South America South
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|---|---|---|
| Argentina Buenos Aires West |
Douglas B. Carter
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David P. Robertson
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| Argentina Mendoza |
Sergio E. Ávila
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Kevin R. Goates
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| Argentina Resistencia |
Raymond S. Heyman
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Rodolfo C. Franco
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| Argentina Rosario |
Hugo L. Giuliani
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Francisco J. Zanni
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| Argentina Salta |
Juan J. Levrino
|
Ariel Chaparro
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| Chile Concepción South |
Osvaldo Martinez Carreño
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L. Lothaire Bluth
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| Chile Osorno |
John E. Rappleye
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Rodrigo Obeso
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| Chile Santiago North |
Fred D. Essig
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Rene O. Videla Riveros
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Utah
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|---|---|---|
| Utah Salt Lake City East |
New Mission
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Eberhardt, John C.
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Utah SLC
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|---|---|---|
| Utah Salt Lake City |
Winn, Bruce R.
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Hansen, Stephen W.
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| Utah Salt Lake City South |
Miller, Bruce E.
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Chambers, Robert E.
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