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About infoboxes

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Infobox templates are templates that provide standardized information across related articles. An infobox should be placed at the top of an article. If there are any maintenance templates, then the infobox should be below those templates.

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Get a suitable infobox that fits the topic of the article. Fill in whatever information you have into the suitable columns. Leave the rest blank. An example of an infobox is below...


{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Kenneth Rush
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| alt =
| order =
| ambassador_from = United States
| country = West Germany
| term_start = July 22, 1969
| term_end = February 20, 1972
| predecessor = Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
| successor = Martin J. Hillenbrand
| order2 =
| ambassador_from2 = United States
| country2 = France
| term_start2 = September, 1974
| term_end2 = 1977
| predecessor2 = John N. Irwin, II
| successor2 = Arthur A. Hartman
| birth_date = January 17, 1910
| birth_place = Walla Walla, Washington, USA
| death_date = December 11, 1994
| death_place = Delray Beach, Florida, USA
| nationality = American
| spouse = Jane Gilbert Smith
| party = Republican
| relations =
| children = Malcolm, John Randall, Kenneth, George, David, Cynthia Monahan
| residence =
| alma_mater =
| occupation =
| profession = Diplomat, Business, Professor
| religion =
| signature =
| signature_alt =
| website =
| footnotes =

}}

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As you can see, I've filled in whatever information I knew about Kenneth Rush and left the rest blank. The result is...

Kenneth Rush
United States Ambassador to West Germany
In office
July 22, 1969 – February 20, 1972
Preceded byHenry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Succeeded byMartin J. Hillenbrand
United States Ambassador to France
In office
September, 1974 – 1977
Preceded byJohn N. Irwin, II
Succeeded byArthur A. Hartman
Personal details
BornJanuary 17, 1910
Walla Walla, Washington, USA
DiedDecember 11, 1994
Delray Beach, Florida, USA
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane Gilbert Smith
ChildrenMalcolm, John Randall, Kenneth, George, David, Cynthia Monahan
ProfessionDiplomat, Business, Professor