HaitiName: Benjamin F. Whidden State of Residency: New Hampshire Title: Commissioner/Consul General Appointment: Jul 12, 1862 Presentation of Credentials: Oct 1, 1862 Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 23, 1865
Name: H.E. Peck State of Residency: Ohio Title: Commissioner/Consul General Appointment: Mar 14, 1865 Presentation of Credentials: Sep 2, 1865 Termination of Mission: Promoted to Minister Resident/Consul General Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 22, 1866.
Name: H.E. Peck State of Residency: Ohio Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Appointment: Aug 6, 1866 Presentation of Credentials: Oct 11, 1866 Termination of Mission: Died at post, Jun 9, 1867 Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 11, 1867.
Name: C.O. Loomis State of Residency: Michigan Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Note: Not commissioned; nomination rejected by the Senate.
Name: Gideon H. Hollister State of Residency: Connecticut Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Appointment: Feb 5, 1868 Presentation of Credentials: On or shortly before Jun 6, 1868 Termination of Mission: Presented recall, 7-Sep 8, 1869
Name: Ebenezer D. Bassett State of Residency: Pennsylvania Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Appointment: Apr 16, 1869 Presentation of Credentials: 7-Sep 8, 1869 Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Nov 27, 1877
Name: John M. Langston State of Residency: District of Columbia Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Appointment: Sep 28, 1877 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 27, 1877 Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jun 30, 1885 Note: Also accredited to Santo Domingo; resident at Port-au-Prince. Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Oct 23, 1877.
Name: George W. Williams State of Residency: Massachusetts Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Appointment: Mar 2, 1885 Note: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
Name: John E. W. Thompson State of Residency: New York Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Appointment: May 7, 1885 Presentation of Credentials: Jun 30, 1885 Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge about Oct 17, 1889 Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 13, 1886. Also accredited to Santo Domingo; resident at Port-au-Prince.
Name: Frederick Douglass State of Residency: District of Columbia Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Appointment: Jun 26, 1889 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 14, 1889 Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 1891 Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 16, 1889. Also accredited to Santo Domingo; resident at Port-au-Prince.
Name: John S. Durham State of Residency: Pennsylvania Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Appointment: Sep 3, 1891 Presentation of Credentials: Oct 3, 1891 Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Nov 7, 1893 Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 23, 1891. Also accredited to Santo Domingo; resident at Port-au-Prince.
Name: Henry M. Smythe State of Residency: Virginia Title: Minister Resident/Consul General Appointment: Sep 15, 1893 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 7, 1893 Termination of Mission: Left post on or shortly after Mar 9, 1897 Note: Also accredited to Santo Domingo; resident at Port-au-Prince.
Name: William F. Powell State of Residency: New Jersey Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jun 17, 1897 Presentation of Credentials: Aug 20, 1897 Termination of Mission: Left post about Nov 30, 1905 Note: Accredited also to Santo Domingo; resident at Port-au-Prince.
Name: Henry W. Furniss State of Residency: Indiana Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Nov 23, 1905 Presentation of Credentials: Dec 30, 1905 Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Sep 17, 1913 Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 13, 1905.
Name: Madison R. Smith State of Residency: Missouri Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Aug 15, 1913 Presentation of Credentials: Sep 30, 1913 Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 8, 1914
Name: Arthur Bailly-Blanchard State of Residency: Louisiana Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: May 22, 1914 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 15, 1915 Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 26, 1921
Note: During 1921-1930 each of the following officers served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: James C. Dunn (Apr. 1922-Feb. 1924), George R. Merrell, Jr. (Mar 1924-Oct 1926), Christian Gross (Oct 1926-Nov 1927; also Apr-Dec 1928), and Stuart E. Grummon (Dec 1928-Nov 1930).
Name: Dana G. Munro State of Residency: New Jersey Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jun 28, 1930 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 16, 1930 Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 14, 1932
Name: Norman Armour State of Residency: New Jersey Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jul 25, 1932 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 7, 1932 Termination of Mission: Recess appointment expired, Mar 4, 1933 Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Armour left post Mar 4, 1933; he returned Mar 8, and presented a copy of his letter of credence under his new appointment, Mar 23, 1933.
Name: Norman Armour State of Residency: New Jersey Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Mar 17, 1933 Presentation of Credentials: Apr 11, 1933 Termination of Mission: Left post, Mar 21, 1935
Name: George A. Gordon State of Residency: New York Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jun 5, 1935 Presentation of Credentials: Sep 6, 1935 Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 21, 1937
Name: Ferdinand L. Mayer State of Residency: Indiana Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jul 13, 1937 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 18, 1937 Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 29, 1940
Name: John Campbell White State of Residency: New York Foreign Service officer Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Appointment: Nov 29, 1940 Presentation of Credentials: Mar 14, 1941 Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Name: John Campbell White State of Residency: New York Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Mar 27, 1943 Presentation of Credentials: Apr 14, 1943 Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 24, 1944
Name: Orme Wilson State of Residency: New York Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Mar 21, 1944 Presentation of Credentials: Jun 2, 1944 Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 22, 1946
Name: Harold H. Tittmann, Jr. State of Residency: Missouri Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jul 12, 1946 Presentation of Credentials: Sep 20, 1946 Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 17, 1948
Name: William E. DeCourcy State of Residency: Texas Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jun 18, 1948 Presentation of Credentials: Oct 13, 1948 Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Dec 9, 1950
Name: Howard K. Travers State of Residency: New York Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Oct 3, 1951 Presentation of Credentials: Oct 30, 1951 Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 25, 1952
Name: Roy Tasco Davis State of Residency: Maryland Non-career appointee Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jul 6, 1953 Presentation of Credentials: Sep 23, 1953 Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Mar 9, 1957
Name: Gerald A. Drew State of Residency: California Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Apr 17, 1957 Presentation of Credentials: May 15, 1957 Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 16, 1960
Name: Robert Newbegin State of Residency: New Hampshire Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Aug 27, 1960 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 4, 1960 Termination of Mission: Left post, Dec 10, 1961
Name: Raymond L. Thurston State of Residency: Missouri Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Dec 7, 1961 Presentation of Credentials: Jan 4, 1962 Termination of Mission: Normal relations interrupted, May 15, 1963; relations not yet resumed when Thurston left post, May 26, 1963 Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 30, 1962. On Jun 14, 1963 the Government of Haiti requested Thurston's recall, and he did not return to post.
Name: Benson E.L. Timmons III State of Residency: Florida Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Nov 30, 1963 Presentation of Credentials: Jan 16, 1964 Termination of Mission: Left post, May 28, 1967
Name: Claude G. Ross State of Residency: California Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Apr 19, 1967 Presentation of Credentials: Jun 20, 1967 Termination of Mission: Left post, Oct 17, 1969
Name: Clinton E. Knox State of Residency: New York Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Oct 9, 1969 Presentation of Credentials: Nov 13, 1969 Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 26, 1973
Name: Heyward Isham State of Residency: District of Columbia Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Dec 19, 1973 Presentation of Credentials: Jan 31, 1974 Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 8, 1977
Name: William B. Jones State of Residency: California Foreign Service officer Title: Non-career appointee Appointment: Aug 3, 1977 Presentation of Credentials: Aug 12, 1977 Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 12, 1980
Name: Henry L. Kimelman State of Residency: Virgin Islands Non-career appointee Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Aug 27, 1980 Presentation of Credentials: Oct 16, 1980 Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 18, 1981
Name: Ernest H. Preeg State of Residency: Virginia Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Jun 20, 1981 Presentation of Credentials: Jul 28, 1981 Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 20, 1983
Name: Clayton E. McManaway, Jr. State of Residency: District of Columbia Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Nov 18, 1983 Presentation of Credentials: Jan 10, 1984 Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 18, 1986
Name: Brunson McKinley State of Residency: New Jersey Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Sep 12, 1986 Presentation of Credentials: Oct 9, 1986 Termination of Mission: Left post Nov 13, 1989
Name: Alvin P. Adams, Jr. State of Residency: Virginia Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Oct 10, 1989 Presentation of Credentials: Dec 8, 1989 Termination of Mission: Recalled, Aug 1, 1992
Note: The following served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim: Leslie M. Alexander (Aug 1992-Jul 1993), and Vicki J. Huddleston (Jul-Oct. 1993).
Name: William Lacy Swing State of Residency: North Carolina Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Oct 8, 1993 Presentation of Credentials: Oct 13, 1993 Termination of Mission: Left post, Jan 5, 1998
Name: Timothy Michael Carney State of Residency: Washington Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Nov 12, 1997 Presentation of Credentials: Jan 14, 1998 Termination of Mission: Left post Dec 11, 1999
Name: Brian Dean Curran State of Residency: Florida Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: Dec 28, 2000 Presentation of Credentials: Jan 12, 2001 Termination of Mission: Left post May 16, 2003
Name: James B. Foley State of Residency: New York Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: May 27, 2003 Presentation of Credentials: Sep 18, 2003 Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 14, 2005
Name: Janet Ann Sanderson State of Residency: Arizona Foreign Service officer Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Appointment: February 21, 2006 Presentation of Credentials: March 17, 2006 Termination of Mission:
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