State of Residency: Vermont
Title: Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 27, 1823
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 23, 1824
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jul 31, 1827
Name: Samuel Larned
State of Residency: Rhode Island
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Feb 29, 1828
Presentation of Credentials: On or before Nov 9, 1828
Termination of Mission: Left Chile, Oct 29, 1829
Name: John Hamm
State of Residency: Ohio
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: May 26, 1830
Presentation of Credentials: May 24, 1831
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Oct 19, 1833
Name: Richard Pollard
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Jun 28, 1834
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 13, 1835
Termination of Mission: Requested passports, from Valparaiso, May 12, 1842
Name: John S. Pendleton
State of Residency: Virginia
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Aug 16, 1841
Presentation of Credentials: May 24, 1842
Termination of Mission: Left Chile soon after Jun 6, 1844
Name: William Crump
State of Residency: Virginia
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Apr 10, 1844
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 18, 1845
Termination of Mission: Left Chile, Nov 1, 1847
Name: Seth Barton
State of Residency: Louisiana
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: May 27, 1847
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 5, 1848
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 22, 1849
Name: Balie Peyton
State of Residency: Louisiana
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 9, 1849
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 16, 1850
Termination of Mission: Left Chile, Sep 26, 1853
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 4, 1848. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 24, 1850.
Name: Samuel Medary
State of Residency: Ohio
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 24, 1853
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
Name: David A. Starkweather
State of Residency: Ohio
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 29, 1854
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 22, 1854
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Aug 26, 1857
Name: John Bigler
State of Residency: California
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 2, 1857
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 5, 1857
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Oct 4, 1861
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 14, 1858.
Name: Thomas H. Nelson
State of Residency: Indiana
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 1, 1861
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 4, 1861
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Mar 12, 1866
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jul 15, 1861.
Name: Judson Kilpatrick
State of Residency: New Jersey
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 11, 1865
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 12, 1866
Termination of Mission: Left Chile, Aug 3, 1870
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 22, 1866.
Name: Lewis Dent
State of Residency: California
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Note: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by Senate.
Name: Joseph P. Root
State of Residency: Kansas
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 15, 1870
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 2, 1870
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jun 27, 1873
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Feb 18, 1871.
Name: Cornelius A. Logan
State of Residency: Kansas
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 17, 1873
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 27, 1873
Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 10, 1876
Name: Thomas A. Osborn
State of Residency: Kansas
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 31, 1877
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 28, 1877
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jul 25, 1881
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Oct 30, 1877.
Name: Judson Kilpatrick
State of Residency: New Jersey
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 19, 1881
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 25, 1881
Termination of Mission: Died at post, Dec 2, 1881
Name: Cornelius A. Logan
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 15, 1882
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 7, 1882
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jun 16, 1885
Name: William R. Roberts
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 2, 1885
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 4, 1885
Termination of Mission: Probably presented recall on or before Aug 9, 1889
Name: Patrick Egan
State of Residency: Nebraska
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 30, 1889
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 9, 1889
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jul 4, 1893
Name: James D. Porter
State of Residency: Tennessee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 4, 1893
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 4, 1893
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 14, 1894
Name: Edward H. Strobel
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 13, 1894
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 6, 1895
Termination of Mission: Left Chile, Aug 17, 1897
Name: Henry L. Wilson
State of Residency: Washington
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 9, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 14, 1897
Termination of Mission: Left Chile, Jul 18, 1904
Name: John B. Jackson
State of Residency: New Jersey
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 13, 1902
Note: Declined appointment.
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
Name: John Hicks
State of Residency: Wisconsin
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 14, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 5, 1905
Termination of Mission: Left Chile, May 11, 1909
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 11, 1905.
Name: Thomas C. Dawson
State of Residency: Iowa
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 20, 1909
Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 16, 1909
Name: Henry P. Fletcher
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 9, 1910
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Name: Henry P. Fletcher
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 1, 1914
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 19, 1914
Termination of Mission: Left Chile, Mar 9, 1916
Name: Joseph H. Shea
State of Residency: Indiana
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 6, 1916
Presentation of Credentials: May 30, 1916
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 5, 1921
Name: William Miller Collier
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 29, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 29, 1921
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Aug 6, 1928
Name: William S. Culbertson
State of Residency: Kansas
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 19, 1928
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 16, 1928
Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 19, 1933
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 23, 1929.
Name: Hal H. Sevier
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 19, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 25, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 4, 1935
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 15, 1934.
Name: Hoffman Philip
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 22, 1935
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 7, 1935
Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated, Oct 31, 1937
Name: Norman Armour
State of Residency: New Jersey
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 17, 1938
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 21, 1938
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 10, 1939
Name: Claude G. Bowers
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 22, 1939
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 7, 1939
Termination of Mission: Left Chile, Sep 2, 1953
Name: Willard L. Beaulac
State of Residency: Rhode Island
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 22, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 5, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 28, 1956
Note: A nomination of Aug 2, 1953 was not confirmed by the Senate.
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 26, 1954.
Name: Cecil B. Lyon
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 10, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 15, 1956
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 25, 1958
Name: Walter Howe
State of Residency: Connecticut
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 22, 1958
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 1, 1958
Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 15, 1961
Name: Robert F. Woodward
State of Residency: Minnesota
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 18, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: May 5, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 6, 1961
Name: Charles W. Cole
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 22, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 21, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 27, 1964
Name: Ralph A. Dungan
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 24, 1964
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 10, 1964
Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 2, 1967
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 18, 1965.
Name: Edward M. Korry
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 23, 1967
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 16, 1967
Termination of Mission: Left post, Oct 12, 1971
Name: Nathaniel Davis
State of Residency: New Jersey
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 30, 1971
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 20, 1971
Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 1, 1973
Name: David H. Popper
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 19, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 22, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 22, 1977
Name: George W. Landau
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 21, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: Nov. 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 16, 1982
Name: James D. Theberge
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 2, 1982
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 8, 1982
Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 2, 1985
Name: Harry George Barnes, Jr.
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 12, 1985
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 18, 1985
Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 26, 1988
Name: Charles A. Gillespie, Jr.
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 17, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 20, 1988
Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 10, 1991
Name: Curtis Warren Kamman
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 2, 1991
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 14, 1992
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 21, 1994
Name: Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 5, 1994
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 24, 1994
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 13, 1998
Name: John O'Leary
State of Residency: Maine
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 29, 1998
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 19, 1998
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 29, 2001
Name: William R. Brownfield
State of Residency: Texas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 30, 2002
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 25, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 19, 2004
Name: Craig A. Kelly
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 12, 2004
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 9, 2004
Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 3, 2007
Name: Paul E. Simons
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 29, 2007
Presentation of Credentials:
Termination of Mission:
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