Panama

Name: William I. Buchanan
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 17, 1903
Termination of Mission: Left Panama Feb 2, 1904
Note: Buchanan had presented credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary on special mission in Dec 1903; he received new credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary only a few days before he was to leave Panama and apparently did not present them. He ceased to act "on special mission," however, and conducted business in the capacity of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary until his departure.

Name: John Barrett
State of Residency: Oregon
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 17, 1904
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 22, 1904
Termination of Mission: Left Panama May 13, 1905

Name: Charles E. Magoon
State of Residency: Nebraska
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 3, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 7, 1905
Termination of Mission: Left post Sep 25, 1906
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 16, 1905.

Name: Herbert G. Squiers
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 20, 1906
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 8, 1906
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 3, 1909
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 6, 1906.

Name: R. S. Reynolds Hitt
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 26, 1910
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jul 19, 1910

Name: Thomas C. Dawson
State of Residency: Iowa
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 24, 1910
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 24, 1910
Termination of Mission: Left Panama Dec 1, 1910

Name: H. Percival Dodge
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 6, 1911
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 9, 1911
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 10, 1913

Name: William Jennings Price
State of Residency: Kentucky
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 20, 1913
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 11, 1913
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Dec 28, 1921

Name: John Glover South
State of Residency: Kentucky
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 8, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 28, 1921
Termination of Mission: Left Panama Jan 5, 1930

Name: Roy T. Davis
State of Residency: Missouri
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 16, 1929
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 14, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left Panama Sep 20, 1933

Name: Antonio C. Gonzalez
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 28, 1933
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 11, 1933
Termination of Mission: Left Panama Jan 9, 1935
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 15, 1934,

Name: George T. Summerlin
State of Residency: Louisiana
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 10, 1934
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not serve under this appointment.

Name: George T. Summerlin
State of Residency: Louisiana
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 22, 1935
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 8, 1935
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 7, 1937

Name: Frank P. Corrigan
State of Residency: Ohio
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 9, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 2, 1937
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 14, 1939

Name: William Dawson
State of Residency: Minnesota
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 23, 1939
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 14, 1939
Termination of Mission: Left Panama Apr 21, 1941

Name: Edwin C. Wilson
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 11, 1941
Presentation of Credentials: May 23, 1941
Termination of Mission: Left post Sep 23, 1943

Name: Avra M. Warren
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 21, 1944
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 22, 1944
Termination of Mission: Left post Jan 5, 1945

Name: R. Henry Norweb
State of Residency: Ohio
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 9, 1945
Note: Did not serve under this appointment.

Name: Frank T. Hines
State of Residency:
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 17, 1945
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not serve under this appointment.

Name: Frank T. Hines
State of Residency:
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 14, 1945
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 1, 1945
Termination of Mission: Left post Feb 20, 1948

Name: Monnett B. Davis
State of Residency: Colorado
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 26, 1948
Presentation of Credentials: May 28, 1948
Termination of Mission: Left post Jan 24, 1951

Name: John C. Wiley
State of Residency: Indiana
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 20, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 25, 1951
Termination of Mission: Left post Nov 27, 1953

Name: Selden Chapin
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 1, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 22, 1954
Termination of Mission: Left post May 29, 1955
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 26, 1954.

Name: Julian F. Harrington
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 27, 1955
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 30, 1955
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 14, 1960

Name: Joseph S. Farland
State of Residency: West Virginia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 24, 1960
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 29, 1960
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 31, 1963

Note: Wallace W. Stuart was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when Panama severed diplomatic relations with the U.S., Jan 10, 1964. The Embassy in Panama was reestablished Apr 3, 1964, with Henry L. Taylor as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.

Name: Jack Hood Vaughn
State of Residency: Virginia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 8, 1964
Presentation of Credentials: May 6, 1964
Termination of Mission: Left Panama Feb 27, 1965

Name: Charles W. Adair, Jr.
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 6, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: May 13, 1965
Termination of Mission: Left post Sep 6, 1969

Name: Robert M. Sayre
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 15, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 31, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 14, 1974

Name: Frank T. Bow
State of Residency: Ohio
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 11, 1972
Note: Died in the U.S. before taking oath of office.

Name: William J. Jorden
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 11, 1974
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 17, 1974
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 25, 1978

Name: Ambler Holmes Moss, Jr.
State of Residency: Virginia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 23, 1978
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 6, 1978
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 15, 1982

Name: Edward Ellis Briggs
State of Residency: Maine
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 30, 1982
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 29, 1982
Termination of Mission: Left post Feb 24, 1986

Name: Arthur H. Davis
State of Residency: Colorado
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 4, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 4, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post Jan 3, 1990

Name: Deane Roesch Hinton
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 2, 1990
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 9, 1990
Termination of Mission: Left post Feb 12, 1994
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Apr 6, 1990.

Note: Oliver P. Garza served as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, Feb 1994–Nov 1995.

Name: Robert A. Pastor
State of Residency: Georgia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Note: Nomination of June 8, 1994 not acted upon by the Senate; withdrawn Jan 31, 1995.

Name: William J. Hughes
State of Residency: New Jersey
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 3, 1995
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 7, 1995
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 13, 1998

Name: Simon Ferro
State of Residency: Florida
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 22, 1998
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 26, 1999
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 1, 2001

Name: Linda Ellen Watt
State of Residency: Florida
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 15, 2002
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 17, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jun 3, 2005

Name: William Alan Eaton
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: