State of Residency: North Carolina
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Mar 3, 1835
Presentation of Credentials: 30 Jun 1835
Termination of Mission: Died at post Aug 7, 1840
Name: A.A. Hall
State of Residency: Tennessee
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Mar 15, 1841
Presentation of Credentials: On or shortly before Sep 22, 1841
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on or shortly before Nov 29, 1844
Name: Vespasian Ellis
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Sep 30, 1844
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 29, 1844
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Aug 1, 1845
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
Name: Benjamin G. Shields
State of Residency: Alabama
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Mar 14, 1845
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 1, 1845
Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note, Jan 2, 1850
Name: I. Nevitt Steele
State of Residency: Maryland
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Dec 1, 1849
Presentation of Credentials: Jan 7, 1850
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 18, 1853
Note: Day of month not included on record copy of commission, which was issued during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jun 24, 1850.
Name: Charles Eames
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Title: Charg? d'Affaires
Appointment: Feb 9, 1854
Presentation of Credentials: May 23, 1854
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Minister Resident
Note: Nominated Feb 25, 1856 to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Name: Charles Eames
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jun 29, 1854
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 2, 1854
Termination of Mission: Transmitted recall by note, Sep 14, 1858
Name: Edward A. Turpin
State of Residency: New York
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jun 15, 1858
Presentation of Credentials: [Sep 21, 1858]
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Nov 16, 1861
Note: Officially recognized as of Sep 21, 1858.
Name: Henry T. Blow
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jun 8, 1861
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on Jul 5, 1861. Proceeded to post but did not present credentials; left Venezuela, Feb 22, 1862.
Name: Erastus D. Culver
State of Residency: New York
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jul 12, 1862
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 7, 1862
Termination of Mission: Informed Government of Venezuela Jan 12, 1863 that his status would revert to that existing before presentation of credentials; presented new credentials on Oct 15, 1864, after change of government; left post on or soon after May 17, 1866
Note: Presentation of credentials by Culver disavowed by the U.S. Government.
Name: James Wilson
State of Residency: Indiana
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: May 31, 1866
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 10, 1866
Termination of Mission: Died at post Aug 8, 1867
Name: Thomas N. Stilwell
State of Residency: Indiana
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Aug 30, 1867
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 16, 1867
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Jun 7, 1868
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
Name: William A. Pile
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Minister Resident
Note: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Name: James R. Partridge
State of Residency: Maryland
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Apr 21, 1869
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 8, 1869
Termination of Mission: Left post May 9, 1870
Name: William A. Pile
State of Residency: Missouri
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: May 23, 1871
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 9, 1871
Termination of Mission: Left post Jan 9, 1874
Name: Thomas Russell
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Apr 20, 1874
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 4, 1874
Termination of Mission: Reported on Jan 29, 1877, that the Government of Venezuela refused to have further dealings with him
Note: Left Venezuela, Feb 17, 1877; returned to post Mar 17, 1878, to present letter of recall, but left post again, Mar 19, 1878, not having done so, the Government of Venezuela having refused to receive it.
Name: Jehu Baker
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Mar 4, 1878
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 18, 1878
Termination of Mission: Relinquished charge, Sep 5, 1881
Name: George W. Carter
State of Residency: Louisiana
Title: Minister Resident
Appointment: Jun 30, 1881
Presentation of Credentials: [see note below]
Termination of Mission: Superseded, May 16, 1882
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Was not issued a letter of credence, but entered into a "practical" relationship with the Government of Venezuela in Sep 1881, serving at Caracas until superseded.
Name: Jehu Baker
State of Residency: Illinois
Appointment: [see note below]
Presentation of Credentials: [May 16, 1882]
Termination of Mission: Recommissioned as Minister Resident/Consul General
Note: As Baker had not presented a letter of recall in 1881, he resumed his functions as Minister Resident without a new commission. Resumed duties on May 16, 1882, without reaccreditation.
Name: Jehu Baker
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Jul 7, 1884
Termination of Mission: Presented recall, Jun 20, 1885
Note: Received as Minister Resident only, the laws of Venezuela prohibiting recognition of dual diplomatic and consular capacities in the same individual. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 8, 1884.
Name: Charles L. Scott
State of Residency: Alabama
Title: Minister Resident/Consul General
Appointment: Apr 28, 1885
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 24, 1885
Termination of Mission: Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 13, 1886.
Name: Charles L. Scott
State of Residency: Alabama
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 10, 1888
Presentation of Credentials: Sep 18, 1888
Termination of Mission: Left Venezuela, Jan 18, 1889
Name: William L. Scruggs
State of Residency: Georgia
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 30, 1889
Presentation of Credentials: May 30, 1889
Termination of Mission: Left post Dec 15, 1892
Name: Frank C. Partridge
State of Residency: Vermont
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 25, 1893
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 4, 1893
Termination of Mission: Left post Jan 9, 1894
Name: Seneca Haselton
State of Residency: Vermont
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: May 11, 1894
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 14, 1894
Termination of Mission: Left post May 1, 1895
Name: Allen Thomas
State of Residency: Florida
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 13, 1895
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 22, 1895
Termination of Mission: Left Venezuela, Jun 30, 1897
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 18, 1895.
Name: Francis B. Loomis
State of Residency: Ohio
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 8, 1897
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 6, 1897
Termination of Mission: Recall requested by the Government of Venezuela, Mar 25, 1901
Note: Loomis left post Apr 8, 1901.
Name: Herbert W. Bowen
State of Residency: New York
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 17, 1901
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 24, 1901
Termination of Mission: Left post May 1, 1905
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 10, 1901.
Name: William W. Russell
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 21, 1905
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 22, 1905
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 8, 1908; presented new credentials on Mar 15, 1909, when diplomatic relations were re-established; left post Mar 24, 1910
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 11, 1905. Jacob Sleeper was serving as Charg? d'Affaires ad interim on Jun 20, 1908, on which date he notified the Government of Venezuela that the United States had severed diplomatic relations with Venezuela.
Name: R. S. Reynolds Hitt
State of Residency: Illinois
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 24, 1910
Note: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
Name: John W. Garrett
State of Residency: Maryland
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 15, 1910
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 30, 1911
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 21, 1911
Name: Elliott Northcott
State of Residency: West Virginia
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Dec 21, 1911
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 14, 1912
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 3, 1913
Name: Preston McGoodwin
State of Residency: Oklahoma
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 18, 1913
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 22, 1913
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 5, 1921
Name: Willis C. Cook
State of Residency: South Dakota
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 8, 1921
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 1, 1922
Termination of Mission: Left post May 7, 1929
Name: George R. Summerlin
State of Residency: Louisiana
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 11, 1929
Presentation of Credentials: Feb 21, 1930
Termination of Mission: Left post Jan 15, 1935
Name: Meredith Nicholson
State of Residency: Indiana
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 22, 1935
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 22, 1935
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 14, 1938
Name: Antonio C. Gonzalez
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 22, 1938
Presentation of Credentials: May 18, 1938
Termination of Mission: Left post Feb 8, 1939
Name: Frank P. Corrigan
State of Residency: Ohio
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 20, 1939
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 14, 1939
Termination of Mission: Left Venezuela, Sep 5, 1947
Name: Walter J. Donnelly
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 20, 1947
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 1, 1947
Termination of Mission: Left post Sep 2, 1950
Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Dec 9, 1947.
Name: Norman Armour
State of Residency: New Jersey
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 20, 1950
Presentation of Credentials: Dec 7, 1950
Termination of Mission: Left post Oct 2, 1951
Name: Fletcher Warren
State of Residency: Texas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 3, 1951
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 21, 1951
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 24, 1956
Name: Dempster McIntosh
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 28, 1956
Presentation of Credentials: Apr 26, 1956
Termination of Mission: Left Venezuela, Dec 27, 1957
Name: Edward J. Sparks
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 5, 1958
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 19, 1958
Termination of Mission: Left post Apr 15, 1961
Name: Teodoro Moscoso
State of Residency: Puerto Rico
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 18, 1961
Presentation of Credentials: May 23, 1961
Termination of Mission: Left post Nov 21, 1961
Name: C. Allen Stewart
State of Residency: Arizona
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 9, 1962
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 14, 1962
Termination of Mission: Left post Nov 28, 1964
Name: Maurice M. Bernbaum
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 4, 1965
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 4, 1965
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 9, 1969
Name: John G. Hurd
State of Residency: Texas
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Note: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
Name: Robert McClintock
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 30, 1970
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 7, 1970
Termination of Mission: Left post Mar 14, 1975
Name: Harry W. Shlaudeman
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Mar 17, 1975
Presentation of Credentials: May 9, 1975
Termination of Mission: Left post May 14, 1976
Name: Viron P. Vaky
State of Residency: Texas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jun 16, 1976
Presentation of Credentials: Jul 26, 1976
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 24, 1978
Name: William H. Luers
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Sep 15, 1978
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 9, 1978
Termination of Mission: Jun 28, 1982
Name: George W. Landau
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 22, 1982
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 25, 1982
Termination of Mission: Left post Jun 4, 1985
Name: Otto J. Reich
State of Residency: Virginia
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Apr 16, 1986
Presentation of Credentials: Jun 6, 1986
Termination of Mission: Left post Jul 17, 1989
Note: The following officers served as Charg?s d'Affaires ad interim: Kenneth N. Skoug, Jr. (Jul 1989?Sep 1990) and Robert C. Felder (Sep?Nov 1990).
Name: Eric M. Javits
State of Residency: New York
Non-career appointee
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Note: Nomination of Jul 11, 1989, withdrawn on Jun 26, 1990.
Name: Michael Martin Skol
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Oct 22, 1990
Presentation of Credentials: Nov 19, 1990
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 23, 1993
Name: Jeffrey Davidow
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Aug 2, 1993
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 1, 1993
Termination of Mission: Left post May 16, 1996
Name: John Francis Maisto
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Feb 10, 1997
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 21, 1997
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 7, 2000
Note: An earlier nomination of Apr 29, 1996, was not acted upon by the Senate.
Name: Donna Jean Hrinak
State of Residency: Virginia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 11, 2000
Presentation of Credentials: Aug 25, 2000
Termination of Mission: Left post Jan 23, 2002
Name: Charles S. Shapiro
State of Residency: Georgia
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jan 30, 2002
Presentation of Credentials: Mar 19, 2002
Termination of Mission: Left post Aug 21, 2004
Name: William R. Brownfield
State of Residency: Texas
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 2, 2004
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 15, 2004
Termination of Mission: Left post, Jul 5, 2007
Name: Patrick D. Duddy
State of Residency: Maine
Foreign Service officer
Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Appointment: Jul 2, 2007
Presentation of Credentials: Oct 29, 2007
Termination of Mission:
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