Ambassadors
| Name | State of residency | Background | Title | Appointment | Presentation of Credentials | Termination of Mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore S. Fay | Massachusetts | Minister Resident | Mar 16, 1853 | Jun 29, 1853 | Presented recall, Jul 1, 1861 | |
| George G. Fogg | New Hampshire | Minister Resident | Mar 28, 1861 | Jul 1, 1861 | Presented recall, Oct 16, 1865 | |
| George Harrington | Georgia | Minister Resident | Jul 7, 1865 | Oct 16, 1865 | Presented recall, Jul 20, 1869 | |
| Horace Rublee | Wisconsin | Minister Resident | Apr 20, 1869 | Jul 20, 1869 | Presented recall, Sep 7, 1876 | |
| Horace Rublee | Wisconsin | Chargé d'affaires | Aug 15, 1876 | Sep 7, 1876 | Left post Oct 1, 1876 | |
| George Schneider | Illinois | Chargé d'affaires | May 1, 1877 | |||
| Nicholas Fish II | New York | Chargé d'affaires | Jun 20, 1877 | Aug 7, 1877 | Presented recall, Aug 24, 1881 | |
| Michael J. Cramer | Kentucky | Chargé d'affaires | May 11, 1881 | Aug 25, 1881 | Promoted to Minister Resident/Consul General | |
| Michael J. Cramer | Kentucky | Minister Resident / Consul General | Jul 13, 1882 | Aug 14, 1882 | Presented recall, Jul 9, 1885 | |
| Boyd Winchester | Kentucky | Minister Resident / Consul General | May 7, 1885 | Jul 9, 1885 | Presented recall, May 24, 1889 | |
| John D. Washburn | Massachusetts | Minister Resident / Consul General | Mar 12, 1889 | May 24, 1889 | Promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | |
| John D. Washburn | Massachusetts | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Jul 30, 1890 | Dec 13, 1890 | Left post Aug 10, 1892 | |
| Person Colby Cheney | New Hampshire | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Dec 13, 1892 | Jan 26, 1893 | Presented recall, Jan 29, 1893 | |
| James Broadhead | Missouri | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Apr 7, 1893 | Jul 5, 1893 | Appointment terminated, Nov 1, 1895 | |
| John L. Peak | Missouri | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Nov 18, 1895 | Feb 15, 1896 | Presented recall, Aug 9, 1897 | |
| John G. A. Leishman | Pennsylvania | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Jun 9, 1897 | Aug 9, 1897 | Presented recall, Feb 20, 1901 | |
| Arthur S. Hardy | New Hampshire | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Dec 20, 1900 | Apr 3, 1901 | Presented recall, Jan 29, 1903 | |
| Charles Page Bryan | Illinois | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Sep 26, 1902 | |||
| Charles Page Bryan | Illinois | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Dec 8, 1902 | |||
| David Jayne Hill | New York | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Jan 7, 1903 | Feb 24, 1903 | Presented recall, Jul 1, 1905 | |
| Brutus J. Clay | Kentucky | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Mar 8, 1905 | Jul 1, 1905 | Superseded, Mar 1, 1910 | |
| Laurits S. Swenson | Minnesota | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Dec 21, 1909 | Mar 1, 1910 | Presented recall, May 15, 1911 | |
| Henry Sherman Boutell | Illinois | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Apr 24, 1911 | May 23, 1911 | Presented recall, Jul 31, 1913 | |
| Pleasant A. Stovall | Georgia | Non-career appointee | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Jun 21, 1913 | Aug 23, 1913 | Left post Dec 14, 1919 |
| Hampson Gary | Texas | Non-career appointee | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Apr 7, 1920 | Jun 3, 1920 | Left post about Mar 4, 1921 |
| Joseph Grew | Massachusetts | Foreign Service officer | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Sep 24, 1921 | Nov 1, 1921 | Left post Mar 22, 1924 |
| Hugh S. Gibson | California | Foreign Service officer | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Mar 18, 1924 | May 19, 1924 | Presented recall, Apr 29, 1927 |
| Hugh R. Wilson | Illinois | Foreign Service officer | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Feb 26, 1927 | Jun 11, 1927 | Left post Jul 8, 1937 |
| Leland B. Harrison | Illinois | Foreign Service officer | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Jul 13, 1937 | Sep 10, 1937 | Left post Oct 14, 1947 |
| John Carter Vincent | Georgia | Foreign Service officer | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Jul 24, 1947 | Oct 21, 1947 | Left post Jun 9, 1951 |
| Richard C. Patterson, Jr. | New York | Non-career appointee | Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary | Mar 22, 1951 | Jun 27, 1951 | Left post Apr 14, 1953 |
| Frances E. Willis | California | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Jul 20, 1953 | Oct 9, 1953 | Left post May 5, 1957 |
| Henry J. Taylor | Virginia | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 9, 1957 | May 31, 1957 | Left post Feb 28, 1961 |
| Robert M. McKinney | New Mexico | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Jun 22, 1961 | Jul 25, 1961 | Left post Sep 8, 1963 |
| W. True Davis, Jr. | Missouri | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Oct 2, 1963 | Nov 29, 1963 | Left post Sep 3, 1965 |
| John S. Hayes | Maryland | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Sep 19, 1966 | Nov 18, 1966 | Left post May 20, 1969 |
| Shelby Cullom Davis | New York | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | May 13, 1969 | Jul 17, 1969 | Left post Apr 10, 1975 |
| Peter H. Dominick | Colorado | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Feb 20, 1975 | Apr 25, 1975 | Left post Jul 10, 1975 |
| Nathaniel Davis | New Jersey | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Nov 20, 1975 | Jan 9, 1976 | Left post Jul 31, 1977 |
| Marvin L. Warner | Ohio | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Jul 11, 1977 | Sep 13, 1977 | Left post Jul 10, 1979 |
| Richard David Vine | California | Foreign Service officer | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Sep 20, 1979 | Oct 19, 1979 | Left post Sep 1, 1981 |
| Faith Whittlesey | Pennsylvania | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Sep 28, 1981 | Oct 23, 1981 | Left post Feb 28, 1983 |
| John Davis Lodge | Connecticut | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Mar 18, 1983 | May 19, 1983 | Left post Apr 30, 1985 |
| Faith Whittlesey | Pennsylvania | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Apr 4, 1985 | May 31, 1985 | Left post Jun 14, 1988 |
| Philip D. Winn | Colorado | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Jul 11, 1988 | Aug 19, 1988 | Left post Aug 5, 1989 |
| Joseph Bernard Gildenhorn | District of Columbia | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Aug 3, 1989 | Aug 23, 1989 | Left post Mar 1, 1993 |
| 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. Polt (Dec 1993-Mar 1994) | ||||||
| M. Larry Lawrence | California | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Feb 9, 1994 | Mar 21, 1994 | Died at post Jan 9, 1996 |
| Madeleine M. Kunin | Vermont | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Aug 8, 1996 | Aug 19, 1996 | Left post Aug 16, 1999 |
| J. Richard Fredericks | California | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Oct 29, 1999 | Dec 2, 1999 | Left post Jul 6, 2001 |
| Mercer Reynolds | Ohio | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Aug 3, 2001 | Sep 11, 2001 | Left post Mar 29, 2003 |
| Pamela Willeford | Texas | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Oct 7, 2003 | Nov 25, 2003 | Left post May 6, 2006 |
| Peter R. Coneway | Texas | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | Sept 6, 2006 | Oct 19, 2006 | Dec 7, 2008 |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Virginia | Non-career appointee | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | August 5, 2009 | August 15, 2009 | Incumbent |
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