Name: Henry F. Grady
State of Residency: California
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 26, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: May 3, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left New Delhi, Jun 22, 1948
Note: Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
Name: Loy W. Henderson
State of Residency: Colorado
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 14, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 3, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left New Delhi, Sep 21, 1951
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Mar 2, 1949. Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
Name: Chester Bowles
State of Residency: Connecticut
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 10, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 16, 1952
Termination of Mission: Left New Delhi, Mar 23, 1953
Note: Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
Name: George V. Allen
State of Residency: North Carolina
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 11, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 5, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left New Delhi, Nov 30, 1954
Note: Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
Name: John Sherman Cooper
State of Residency: Kentucky
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 4, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 3, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left New Delhi, Apr 23, 1956
Note: Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
Name: Ellsworth Bunker
State of Residency: Vermont
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 28, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 8, 1957
Termination of Mission: Superseded, Nov 25, 1959
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 25, 1957. Also accredited to India; resident at New Delhi.
Name: Henry E. Stebbins
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 9, 1959
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 25, 1959
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 10, 1966
Name: Carol C. Laise
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 19, 1966
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 5, 1966
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 5, 1973
Name: William I. Cargo
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 16, 1973
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 28, 1973
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 3, 1976
Name: Marquita M. Maytag
State of Residency: California
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 3, 1976
Presentation of Credentials: May 18, 1976
Termination of Mission: Left post, Apr 22, 1977
Name: L. Douglas Heck
State of Residency: Oregon
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 26, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 29, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 19, 1980
Name: Philip R. Trimble
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 23, 1980
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 10, 1980
Termination of Mission: Left post, Feb 21, 1981
Name: Carleton S. Coon
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Foreign Service officer
Title: Non-career appointee
Appointment: Jun 11, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 3, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post, Aug 3, 1984
Name: Leon Jerome Weil
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 13, 1984
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 21, 1984
Termination of Mission: Left post, Nov 11, 1987
Name: Milton Frank
State of Residency: California
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 28, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 22, 1988
Termination of Mission: Left post, Sep 16, 1989
Name: Julia Chang Bloch
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 7, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 22, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 20, 1993
Name: Sandra Louise Vogelgesang
State of Residency: Ohio
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 11, 1994
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 7, 1994
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 11, 1997
Name: Ralph Frank
State of Residency: Washington
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 1, 1997
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 4, 1997
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 10, 2001
Name: Thomas P. Furey
State of Residency: Oregon
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nomination of Mar 2, 2000, withdrawn Apr 25, 2000
Name: Michael E. Malinowski
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 1, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 11, 2001
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 23, 2004
Name: James Moriarty
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 30, 2004
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 16, 2004
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 13, 2007
Name: Nancy J. Powell
State of Residency: Iowa
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 2, 2007
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 9, 2007
Termination of Mission:
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