State of Residency: Maine
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Note: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Name: John B. Kerr
State of Residency: Maryland
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Mar 12, 1851
Presentation of Credentials: [Feb 18, 1851]
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 1, 1853
Note: Letters of credence for Kerr were issued both to Nicaragua and to the National Representation of Central America; credentials to the latter were not presented. Officially recognized on Feb 18, 1851.
Name: John Slidell
State of Residency: Louisiana
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 29, 1853
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Commissioned to Central America; declined appointment.
Name: Solon Borland
State of Residency: Arkansas
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 18, 1853
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 14, 1853
Termination of Mission: Left Nicaragua, Apr 17, 1854
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Feb 9, 1854. Commissioned to Central America, but presented credentials only in Nicaragua.
Name: John H. Wheeler
State of Residency: North Carolina
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Aug 2, 1854
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 7, 1855
Termination of Mission: Left Nicaragua soon after Oct 23, 1856
Name: Mirabeau B. Lamar
State of Residency: Texas
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 23, 1857
Note: Also accredited to Costa Rica; resident at Managua. Lamar's appointment as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua was revoked.
Name: Mirabeau B. Lamar
State of Residency: Texas
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jan 20, 1858
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 8, 1858
Termination of Mission: Left post May 20, 1859
Note: Also accredited to Costa Rica, resident at Managua.
Name: Alexander Dmitry
State of Residency: Louisiana
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Aug 15, 1859
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 7, 1859
Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note from San Jose, Apr 27, 1861
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 24, 1860. Also accredited to Costa Rica; resident partly at Managua and partly at San Jose.
Name: Andrew B. Dickinson
State of Residency: New York
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Mar 28, 1861
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 11, 1861
Termination of Mission: Superseded, Jan 15, 1863
Name: Thomas H. Clay
State of Residency: Kentucky
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Oct 21, 1862
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 15, 1863
Termination of Mission: Superseded, May 31, 1863
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 19, 1863.
Name: Andrew B. Dickinson
State of Residency: New York
Title: Minister Resident and Extraordinary
Appointment: Apr 18, 1863
Presentation of Credentials: May 31, 1863
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jul 29, 1869
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 18, 1864.
Name: James R. Partridge
State of Residency: Maryland
Title: Minister Resident
Note: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Name: C.N. Riotte
State of Residency: Texas
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Apr 21, 1869
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 29, 1869
Termination of Mission: Left Nicaragua, Jan 15, 1873
Name: George Williamson
State of Residency: Louisiana
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: May 17, 1873
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 1, 1873
Termination of Mission: Notified Government of Nicaragua by note from Amapala, Honduras, Jan 31, 1879, that he had resigned
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 10, 1873. Commissioned to "the Central American States" but accredited individually to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala.
Name: Cornelius A. Logan
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Apr 2, 1879
Presentation of Credentials: [Jul 30, 1879]
Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note from Guatemala on or soon after Apr 15, 1882
Note: Officially recognized on Jul 30, 1879. Commissioned to "the Central American States" but accredited individually to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala.
Name: Henry C. Hall
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Apr 17, 1882
Presentation of Credentials: [Aug 12, 1882]
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Note: Officially recognized on Aug 12, 1882. Commissioned to "the Central American States" but accredited individually to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala.
Name: Henry C. Hall
State of Residency:
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 13, 1882
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 2, 1882
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, May 23, 1889
Name: Lansing B. Mizner
State of Residency: California
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 30, 1889
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 7, 1889
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge at Guatemala, Dec 31, 1890
Note: Commissioned to "the Central American States" but accredited individually to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala.
Name: Romualdo Pacheco
State of Residency: California
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 11, 1890
Presentation of Credentials: On or shortly before May 21, 1891
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Oct 13, 1891
Note: Commissioned to "the Central American States" but accredited individually to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; resident at Guatemala.
Name: Richard Cutts Shannon
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 8, 1891
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 13, 1891
Termination of Mission: Left Nicaragua Apr 30, 1893
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 23, 1891. Also accredited to Costa Rica and El Salvador; resident at Managua.
Name: Lewis Baker
State of Residency: Minnesota
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 4, 1893
Presentation of Credentials: May 13, 1893
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Dec 9, 1897
Note: Also accredited to Costa Rica and El Salvador; resident at Managua.
Name: William L. Merry
State of Residency: California
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 17, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 1, 1899
Termination of Mission: Recommissioned to a different combination of countries
Note: Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and El Salvador; resident at San Jose.
Name: William L. Merry
State of Residency: California
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 12, 1907
Termination of Mission: Superseded, Aug 24, 1908
Note: Commissioned as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua and Costa Rica; resident at San Jose
Name: John Gardner Coolidge
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 5, 1908
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 24, 1908
Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated, Nov 21, 1908
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
Name: Horace G. Knowles
State of Residency: Delaware
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 11, 1909
Note: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post. John H. Gregory, Jr., was serving as Charg? d'Affaires ad interim on Mar 12, 1909, on which date he notified the Government of Nicaragua of the closing of the American Legation at Managua.
Name: Elliott Northcott
State of Residency: West Virginia
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 9, 1911
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 21, 1911
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 23, 1911
Name: George T. Weitzel
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 21, 1911
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 22, 1912
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 19, 1913
Name: Benjamin L. Jefferson
State of Residency: Colorado
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 21, 1913
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 5, 1913
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 24, 1921
Name: John E. Ramer
State of Residency: Colorado
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 8, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 30, 1921
Termination of Mission: Left Nicaragua, Apr 5, 1925
Name: Charles C. Eberhardt
State of Residency: Kansas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 12, 1925
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 7, 1925
Termination of Mission: Left post May 10, 1929
Name: Matthew E. Hanna
State of Residency: Ohio
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 16, 1929
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 11, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left Nicaragua, Sep 6, 1933
Name: Arthur Bliss Lane
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 31, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 7, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 14, 1936
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 15, 1934.
Name: Boaz Long
State of Residency: New Mexico
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 24, 1936
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 19, 1936
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 1, 1938
Name: Meredith Nicholson
State of Residency: Indiana
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 22, 1938
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 9, 1938
Termination of Mission: Left post Feb 27, 1941
Name: Pierre de L. Boal
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 20, 1941
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 24, 1941
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 5, 1942
Name: James B. Stewart
State of Residency: New Mexico
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 5, 1942
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 12, 1942
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Name: James B. Stewart
State of Residency: New Mexico
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 27, 1943
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 14, 1943
Termination of Mission: Left post Jan 4, 1945
Name: Fletcher Warren
State of Residency: Texas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 6, 1945
Presentation of Credentials: May 9, 1945
Termination of Mission: Left post May 4, 1947
Name: George P. Shaw
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 22, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 1, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 8, 1949
Name: Capus M. Waynick
State of Residency: North Carolina
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 21, 1949
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 12, 1949
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 22, 1951
Name: Thomas E. Whelan
State of Residency: North Dakota
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 28, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 3, 1951
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 22, 1961
Name: Aaron S. Brown
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 29, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 21, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post May 3, 1967
Name: Kennedy M. Crockett
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 27, 1967
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 21, 1967
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 19, 1970
Name: Turner B. Shelton
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 6, 1970
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 20, 1970
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 11, 1975
Name: James D. Theberge
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 11, 1975
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 11, 1975
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 8, 1977
Name: Mauricio Solaun
State of Residency: Illinois
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 29, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 30, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post Feb 26, 1979
Name: Lawrence A. Pezzullo
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 17, 1979
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 31, 1979
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 18, 1981
Name: Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton
State of Residency: Washington
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 9, 1982
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 26, 1982
Termination of Mission: Left post May 6, 1984
Name: Harry E. Bergold, Jr.
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 3, 1984
Presentation of Credentials: May 31, 1984
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 1, 1987
Name: Richard Huntington Melton
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 1, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: May 4, 1988
Termination of Mission: Departure requested by the Government of Nicaragua, Jul 11, 1988
Note: Melton left post Jul 12, 1988, and did not return. John P. Leonard served as Charg? d'Affaires ad interim, Jul 1988?Jun 1990.
Name: Harry W. Shlaudeman
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 25, 1990
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 21, 1990
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 14, 1992
Note: Ronald D. Godard served as Charg? d'Affaires ad interim, Mar 1992?Sep 1993.
Name: Joseph Gerard Sullivan
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Note: Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.
Name: John Francis Maisto
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 2, 1993
Presentation of Credentials: Sept 8, 1993
Termination of Mission: Left post Nov 15, 1996
Name: Lino Gutierrez
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 2, 1996
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 5, 1996
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 21, 1999
Name: Oliver P. Garza
State of Residency: Texas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 7, 1999
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 24, 1999
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 30, 2002
Name: Barbara C. Moore
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 8, 2002
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 13, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 15, 2005
Name: Paul A. Trivelli
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 31, 2005
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 9, 2005
Termination of Mission:
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