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- While being a U.S. protectorate from 1905 to 1941, the Dominican Republic had first various native regimes, then US military Governors 29 November 1916 – 24 July 1922, and just before it again had the first of its own Presidents on 21 October 1922, a single U.S. High Commissioner, Sumner Welles, who served from 1922–1924.
- Haiti, the other (western) half of the island of Hispaniola, had a similar experience. It was a U.S. protectorate from 1915 to 1936, after five U.S. Military Commanders, there was one High Commissioner, John H. Russell, Jr., who served from 11 February 1922 to 16 November 1930.
- Following World War I, Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol served as United States High Commissioner for Turkey from 1919 to 1927.
- the Philippines became a U.S. territory on 13 August 1898. After gaining autonomy on 15 November 1935, it had the following U.S. High Commissioners:
- 1935–1937 Frank William Murphy. Murphy was also the last of the Governors-general.
- 1937–1939 Paul V. McNutt (1st commission).
- 1939 – 7 September 1942 Francis Bowes Sayers (from 24 December 1941 in U.S. exile during Japanese military occupation).
- 7 September 1942 – 4 July 1946 Paul V. McNutt (2nd commission) (to August 1945 in U.S. exile during Japanese military occupation). McNutt's termed ended with the official independence of the new republic.
- Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands (Japanese archipelago), and later just Okinawa had six U.S. High Commissioners:
- 4 July 1957 – 1 May 1958 James Edward Moore. Moore was also the last Deputy governor and Commanding General, Ryukyu Islands Command.
- 1 May 1958 – 12 February 1961 Donald Prentice Booth.
- 16 February 1961 – 31 July 1964 Paul Wyatt Caraway.
- 1 August 1964 – 31 October 1966 Albert Watson II.
- 2 November 1966 – 28 January 1968 Ferdinand Thomas Unger.
- 28 January 1968 – 15 May 1972 James Benjamin Lampert. On 15 May 1972 Okinawa reverted to Japanese sovereignty as a prefecture; therefore, the office of U.S. High Commissioner on Okinawa ceased to exist.
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