List of U. S. Ambassadors To Laos During The Laotian Civil War
On 29 May 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued a directive letter to the United States Ambassador to Laos Leonard S. Unger granting Unger the authority to control "...all the functions of a Military Assistance Advisory Group...". The serving ambassador thus became a de facto commander of the Royal Lao Air Force during the Laotian Civil War; it existed only through U. S. support from 1962 through 1975.
- Leonard S. Unger (25 July 1962 – 1 December 1964)
- William H. Sullivan (23 December 1964 – 18 March 1969)
- G. McMurtrie Godley (24 July 1969 – 23 April 1973)
- Charles S. Whitehouse (20 September 1973 – 12 April 1975) (extent of authority unclear)
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