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  3. ↑ McDannald, Alexander Hopkins (1991). The Americana Annual: An Encyclopedia of Current Events. Americana Corporation. p. 156. John Henry Sununu was born on July 2, 1939, in Havana, Cuba, while his parents were on a business trip. His father was descended from Lebanese and Greek immigrants...
  4. ↑ Hoffman, David (November 20, 1988). "Sununu Describes his Diverse Roots, After Flood of Inquiries". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 19, 2022. His maternal grandmother, Sununu said, was Greek; his mother, Victoria Dada, was born in El Salvador. That part of his family "makes me part Greek American and part Hispanic American," he said. "It's a varied heritage, and I'm proud of it."
  5. 1 2 3 "Behind the Sununu Surname". The New York Times. November 21, 1988. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
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  19. ↑ "Chief Justice Souter?". Wall Street Journal. February 29, 2000.
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John H. Sununu
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Official N.H. gubernatorial oil painting portrait by artist Richard Whitney
Chair of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee
In office
January 17, 2009 –January 22, 2011
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of New Hampshire
1982, 1984, 1986 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chair of the Republican Governors Association
1985–1986		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Fergus Cullen
 Chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party
2009–2011		Succeeded by
Jack Kimbal
Political offices
Preceded by
Vesta M. Roy
Acting
 Governor of New Hampshire
1983–1989		Succeeded by
Judd Gregg
Preceded by Chair of the National Governors Association
1987–1988		Succeeded by
Preceded by White House Chief of Staff
1989–1991		Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Senator Order of precedence of the United States
Within New Hampshire		Succeeded byas Former Governor
Preceded byas Former Governor Order of precedence of the United States
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