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Name: Theodore S. Fay
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Minister Resident
Title: Mar 16, 1853
Appointment: Jun 29, 1853
Presentation of Credentials: Presented recall, Jul 1, 1861
Note: Nominated Feb 25, 1856, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.

Name: George G. Fogg
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Mar 28, 1861
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 1, 1861
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Oct 16, 1865

Name: George Harrington
State of Residency: Georgia
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jul 7, 1865
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 16, 1865
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jul 20, 1869
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 22, 1866.

Name: Horace Rublee
State of Residency: Wisconsin
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Apr 20, 1869
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 20, 1869
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Sep 7, 1876

Name: Horace Rublee
State of Residency: Wisconsin
Title: Chargé d'Affaires
Appointment: Aug 15, 1876
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 7, 1876
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 1, 1876

Name: George Schneider
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Chargé d'Affaires
Appointment: May 1, 1877
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.

Name: Nicholas Fish
State of Residency: New York
Title: Chargé d'Affaires
Appointment: Jun 20, 1877
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 7, 1877
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Aug 24, 1881
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Oct 30, 1877.

Name: Michael J. Cramer
State of Residency: Kentucky
Title: Chargé d'Affaires
Appointment: May 11, 1881
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 25, 1881
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Minister Resident/Consul General

Name: Michael J. Cramer
State of Residency: Kentucky
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Jul 13, 1882
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 14, 1882
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jul 9, 1885

Name: Boyd Winchester
State of Residency: Kentucky
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: May 7, 1885
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 9, 1885
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, May 24, 1889
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 21, 1866.

Name: John D. Washburn
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Mar 12, 1889
Presentation of Credentials: May 24, 1889
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

Name: John D. Washburn
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 30, 1890
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 13, 1890
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 10, 1892

Name: Person C. Cheney
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 13, 1892
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 26, 1893
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jan 29, 1893

Name: James O. Broadhead
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 7, 1893
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 5, 1893
Termination of Mission: Appointment terminated, Nov 1, 1895

Name: John L. Peak
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 18, 1895
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 15, 1896
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Aug 9, 1897
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 21, 1895.

Name: John G.A. Leishman
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 9, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 9, 1897
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Feb 20, 1901

Name: Arthur S. Hardy
State of Residency: New Hampshire
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 20, 1900
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 3, 1901
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jan 29, 1903

Name: Charles Page Bryan
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 26, 1902
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Did not serve under either of the commissions issued to him.

Name: Charles Page Bryan
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 8, 1902
Note: Did not serve under either of the commissions issued to him.

Name: David J. Hill
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 7, 1903
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 24, 1903
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jul 1, 1905

Name: Brutus J. Clay
State of Residency: Kentucky
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 8, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 1, 1905
Termination of Mission: Superseded, Mar 1, 1910

Name: Laurits S. Swenson
State of Residency: Minnesota
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 21, 1909
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 1, 1910
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, May 15, 1911

Name: Henry S. Boutell
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 24, 1911
Presentation of Credentials: May 23, 1911
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jul 31, 1913

Name: Pleasant A. Stovall
State of Residency: Georgia
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 21, 1913
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 23, 1913
Termination of Mission: Left post Dec 14, 1919

Name: Hampson Gary
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 7, 1920
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 3, 1920
Termination of Mission: Left post about Mar 4, 1921

Name: Joseph C. Grew
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 24, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 1, 1921
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 22, 1924

Name: Hugh S. Gibson
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 18, 1924
Presentation of Credentials: May 19, 1924
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Apr 29, 1927

Name: Hugh R. Wilson
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 26, 1927
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 11, 1927
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 8, 1937

Name: Leland Harrison
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 13, 1937
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 10, 1937
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 14, 1947

Name: John Carter Vincent
State of Residency: Georgia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 24, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 21, 1947
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 9, 1951

Name: Richard C. Patterson, Jr.
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 22, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 27, 1951
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 14, 1953

Name: Frances E. Willis
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 20, 1953
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 9, 1953
Termination of Mission: Left post May 5, 1957

Name: Henry J. Taylor
State of Residency: Virginia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 9, 1957
Presentation of Credentials: May 31, 1957
Termination of Mission: Left post Feb 28, 1961

Name: Robert M. McKinney
State of Residency: New Mexico
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 22, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 25, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post Sep 8, 1963

Name: W. True Davis, Jr.
State of Residency: Missouri
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 2, 1963
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 29, 1963
Termination of Mission: Left post Sep 3, 1965

Name: John S. Hayes
State of Residency: Maryland
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 19, 1966
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 18, 1966
Termination of Mission: Left post May 20, 1969

Name: Shelby Davis
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 13, 1969
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 17, 1969
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 10, 1975

Name: Peter H. Dominick
State of Residency: Colorado
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 20, 1975
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 25, 1975
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 10, 1975

Name: Nathaniel Davis
State of Residency: New Jersey
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Nov 20, 1975
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 9, 1976
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 31, 1977

Name: Marvin L. Warner
State of Residency: Ohio
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 11, 1977
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 13, 1977
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 10, 1979

Name: Richard D. Vine
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 20, 1979
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 19, 1979
Termination of Mission: Left post Sep 1, 1981

Name: Faith Ryan Whittlesey
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 28, 1981
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 23, 1981
Termination of Mission: Left post Feb 28, 1983

Name: John Davis Lodge
State of Residency: Connecticut
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 18, 1983
Presentation of Credentials: May 19, 1983
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 30, 1985

Name: Faith Ryan Whittlesey
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 4, 1985
Presentation of Credentials: May 31, 1985
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 14, 1988

Name: Philip D. Winn
State of Residency: Colorado
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 11, 1988
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 19, 1988
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 5, 1989

Name: Joseph Bernard Gildenhorn
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 3, 1989
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 23, 1989
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 1, 1993

Note: The following officers served as Chargés d'Affaires ad interim 1993-1994: John E. Hall (Mar-Aug 1993), Brian M. Flora (Aug-Dec 1993), and Michael C. Plot (Dec 1993-Mar 1994)

Name: M. Larry Lawrence
State of Residency: California
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 9, 1994
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 21, 1994
Termination of Mission: Died at post Jan 9, 1996

Name: Madeleine M. Kunin
State of Residency: Vermont
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 8, 1996
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 19, 1996
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 16, 1999
Note: Also accredited to Liechtenstein, Feb 10, 1997.

Name: J. Richard Fredericks
State of Residency: California
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 29, 1999
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 2, 1999
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 6, 2001
Note: Also accredited to Liechtenstein; resident at Bern.

Name: Mercer Reynolds
State of Residency: Ohio
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 3, 2001
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 11, 2001
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 29, 2003
Note: Also accredited to Liechtenstein; resident at Bern.

Name: Pamela P. Willeford
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 7, 2003
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 25, 2003 
Termination of Mission: Left post, May 6, 2006
Note: Also accredited to Liechtenstein; resident at Bern.

 

Name: Peter R. Coneway
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: July 6, 2006
Presentation of Credentials: October 19, 2006
Termination of Mission:
Note: Also accredited to Liechtenstein; resident at Bern.


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