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Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 1984
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- Shirley Levoy Abbott (1924–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1984–1986)
- Elliott Abrams (1948–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1981–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1981)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1985–1989)
- David Manker Abshire (1926–2014)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1970–1973)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1983–1987)
- *Alvin P. Adams (1942–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1983–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1993–1996)
- Weston Adams (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (1984–1986)
- Kenneth Lee Adelman (1946–)
- Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1983–1987)
- *David Anderson (1937–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1981–1985)
- *Robert Anderson (1922–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1972–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1976–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1982–1985)
- Thomas H. Anderson Jr. (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1984–1986)
- *George Roberts Andrews (1932–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1983–1986)
- Thomas Aranda Jr. (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1981–1985)
- *Michael Hayden Armacost (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1982–1984)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1984–1989)
- Secretary of State ad interim (1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1989–1993)
- *Diego Cortes Asencio (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1977–1980)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1983–1986)
- *Alfred Leroy Atherton Jr. (1921–2002)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1974–1978)
- Ambassador at Large (1978–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1979–1983)
- Career Ambassador (1981)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1983–1984)
- Marcus Jacob (Mark Evans) Austad (1917–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1975–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1981–1984)
- *Robert E. Barbour (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1984–1987)
- *Malcolm R. Barnebey (1927–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Belize (1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (1983–1985)
- *Harry George Barnes Jr. (1926–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1973–1977)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1977–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1985–1988)
- *Robert Louis Barry (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1992–1995)
- *Reginald Bartholomew (1936–2012)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1979–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1986–1989)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1989–1992)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1992–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1993–1997)
- *William Tapley Bennett Jr. (1917–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1964–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1966–1969)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1977–1983)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1983–1985)
- *Harry Earl Bergold Jr. (1931–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (Not commissioned; nomination of June 6, 1988, was not acted upon by the Senate.)
- Milan D. Bish (1929–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1981–1984)
- *John Propst Blane (1929–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1982–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1985–1988)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Chad ()
- *Richard Wood Boehm (1926–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1988–1992)
- *Paul Harold Boeker (1938–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1977–1980)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1980–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1984–1987)
- *Parker W. Borg (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1993–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (Nomination of July 22, 1991, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *Stephen Warren Bosworth (1939–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1979–1981)
- Director of Policy Planning (1983–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1997–2001)
- *Charles William Bray III (1933–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1981–1985)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1987–1988)
- *Marshall Brement (1932–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1981–1985)
- *L. Paul Bremer III (1941–)
- Executive Secretary (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1983–1986)
- Ambassador at Large (1986–1989)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1986–1989)
- *Peter Scott Bridges (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1984–1986)
- *Everett Ellis Briggs (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1982–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1990–1993)
- William Emerson Brock III (1930–)
- U.S. Trade Representative (1981–1985)
- *Kenneth Lee Brown (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1992–1995)
- H. Monroe Browne (1917–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1981–1985)
- *James Richard Bullington (1940–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Benin (1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1983–1986)
- Arthur Frank Burns (1904–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1981–1985)
- John Andrew Burroughs Jr. (1936–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1988–1991)
- Richard R. Burt (1947–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1981–1982)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1983–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the U.S. Office for Arms Reduction Negotiations (Geneva) (1989–1991)
- Gerald P. Carmen (1930–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1984–1986)
- William Robert Casey Jr. (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1982–1985)
- John Thomas Chain Jr. (1934–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1984–1985)
- *Frederic Lincoln Chapin (1929–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1978–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1981–1984)
- *Joan Margaret Clark (1922–)
- Director of the Office of Management Policy (1977–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1979–1981)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1981–1983)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1983–1989)
- *Peter Dalton Constable (1932–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1982–1984)
- *Carleton Stevens Coon Jr. (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1981–1984)
- *Jane Abell Coon (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1981–1984)
- *Edwin Gharst Corr (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1985–1988)
- *John R. Countryman (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1981–1985)
- Chester A. Crocker (1941–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1981–1989)
- *Walter Leon Cutler (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1975–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iran (1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1988–1989)
- Peter H. Dailey (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1982–1984)
- Kenneth W. Dam (1932–)
- Deputy Secretary of State (1982–1985)
- *Allen Clayton Davis (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1983–1985)
- Arthur H. Davis Jr. (1917–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1982–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1986–1990)
- *Willard Ames De Pree (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1976–1980)
- Director of the Office of Management Policy (1983–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1987–1990)
- *Peter John De Vos (1938–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1983–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1990–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1992–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1994–1997)
- *John Gunther Dean (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1974–1975)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1975–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1978–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1985–1988)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mali ()
- *Edmund T. DeJarnette (1938–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1989–1992)
- Director, Angola (1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (1994–1995)
- Edward J. Derwinski (1926–2012)
- Counselor (1983–1987)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1987–1989)
- Dominic L. DiCarlo (1928–1999)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1981–1984)
- *Carl Edward Dillery (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1984–1987)
- Lev E. Dobriansky (1918–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1982–1986)
- John Ernest Dolibois (1918–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1981–1985)
- Diana Lady Dougan (1943–)
- Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (1984–1988)
- Howard Eugene Douglas (1940–)
- Ambassador at Large (1982–1986)
- *Robert Werner Duemling (1929–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1982–1984)
- *Charles Franklin Dunbar (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1983–1985)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Afghanistan (1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1988–1991)
- Eben Howard Dustin (1923–)
- Director of the Office of Medical Services (1984–1988)
- *Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger (1930–2011)
- Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management (1975–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1977–1981)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1981–1982)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1982–1984)
- Career Ambassador (1984)
- Deputy Secretary of State (1989–1992)
- Secretary of State ad interim (1992)
- Secretary of State (1992–1993)
- *William Lester Eagleton Jr. (1926–2011)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Algeria (1974)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Libya (1980)
- Principal Officer, Iraq (1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1984–1988)
- Fred J. Eckert (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1982–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1982–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1982–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1982–1984)
- U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1987–1989)
- *Wesley William Egan Jr. (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1983–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1994–1998)
- *Douglas V. Ellice Jr. (1947–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Brunei ()
- *Thomas Ostrom Enders (1931–1996)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1974–1975)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1975–1979)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1979–1981)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1983–1986)
- Melvin H. Evans (1917–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1981–1984)
- *Raymond C. Ewing (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1989–1992)
- Richard Fairbanks (1941–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1981–1982)
- Ambassador at Large (1984–1985)
- Millicent Fenwick (1910–1992)
- U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1983–1987)
- *David Joseph Fischer (1939–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1982–1985)
- Franklin S. Forsberg (1905–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1981–1985)
- *Myles Robert Rene Frechette (1936–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1983–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1994–1997)
- *Robert Eugene Fritts (1934–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1974–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1983–1986)
- David B. Funderburk (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1981–1985)
- Evan Griffith Galbraith (1928–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1981–1985)
- *Paul Fisher Gardner (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1984–1986)
- John A. Gavin (1931–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1981–1986)
- Jean Broward Shevlin Gerard (1938–1996)
- U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1985–1990)
- *Charles A. Gillespie Jr. (1935–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1988–1991)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Grenada ()
- *Brandon Hambright Grove Jr. (1929–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1984–1987)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1988–1992)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, German Democratic Republic ()
- *Alan M. Hardy (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1981–1984)
- *William Caldwell Harrop (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1975–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1980–1983)
- Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1987–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1991–1993)
- *Samuel Friedlander Hart (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1982–1985)
- *Arthur Adair Hartman (1926–2015)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1973–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1977–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1981–1987)
- Career Ambassador (1984)
- *Robert Thomas Hennemeyer (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (1984–1986)
- William Alexander Hewitt (1914–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1982–1985)
- *M. Charles Hill (1936–)
- Executive Secretary (1983–1985)
- *Deane Roesch Hinton (1923–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1974–1975)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1976–1979)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1979–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1983–1986)
- Career Ambassador (1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1987–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1990–1994)
- *John Herbert Holdridge (1924–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1975–1978)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1981–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1982–1986)
- *Henry Allen Holmes Jr. (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1982–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1985–1989)
- Ambassador at Large (1989–1993)
- *Hume Alexander Horan (1934–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1987–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1992–1995)
- Jonathan Trumbull Howe (1935–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1982–1984)
- (Robert) John Hughes (1930–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1982–1985)
- *Arthur William Hummel Jr. (1920–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1968–1971)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1975–1976)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1977–1981)
- Career Ambassador (1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1981–1985)
- David C. Jordan (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1984–1986)
- Robert Francis Kane (1926–2007)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1984–1985)
- *Abraham Katz (1926–2013)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1981–1984)
- Robert Brendon Keating (1924–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1983–1986)
- *Robert Vossler Keeley (1929–2015)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Uganda (1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1976–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1980–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1985–1989)
- Richard Thomas Kennedy (1919–1998)
- Under Secretary of State for Management (1981–1982)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (1981–1993)
- Ambassador at Large (1982–1993)
- *Barrington King (1930–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1984–1987)
- Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick (1926–2006)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1981–1985)
- Jerome M. Korcak (1937–)
- Director of the Office of Medical Services (1980–1984)
- *Robert E. Lamb (1936–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1983–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1987–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1990–1993)
- *George Walter Landau (1920–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1972–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1977–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1982–1985)
- *Clint Arlen Lauderdale (1932–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1984–1987)
- *Donald Charles Leidel (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1983–1986)
- *Melvyn Levitsky (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1984–1987)
- Executive Secretary (1987–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1994–1998)
- *Arthur Winston Lewis (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1983–1986)
- *Samuel Winfield Lewis (1930–2014)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1975–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1977–1985)
- Director of Policy Planning (1993–1994)
- John Davis Lodge (1903–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1955–1961)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1969–1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1983–1985)
- *Stephen Low (1927–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1976–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1979–1981)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1982–1987)
- *William Henry Luers (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1978–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1983–1986)
- *Alan Wood Lukens (1924–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1984–1987)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Central African Republic ()
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Chad ()
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Congo (Brazzaville) ()
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Gabon ()
- *George Quincey Lumsden Jr. (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1982–1986)
- Theodore C. Maino (1913–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1982–1985)
- James L. Malone (1931–1996)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1981–1985)
- Ambassador at Large (Not commissioned; nomination of Mar 8, 1982, was withdrawn before the Senate acted on it. Nominated as Ambassador at Large and Special Representative of the President for the Law of the Sea Conference, and Chief of Delegation.)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (Nomination of January 22, 1986, withdrawn on October 14, 1986.)
- Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1977–1988)
- Richard T. McCormack (1941–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1983–1985)
- Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1985–1989)
- Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1989–1991)
- *Clayton E. McManaway Jr. (1933–2010)
- Director of the Office of Management Policy (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1983–1986)
- *Francis Terry McNamara (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1989–1992)
- Melville Peter McPherson (1940–)
- Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1981–1987)
- John William Middendorf II (1924–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1969–1973)
- Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1981–1985)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1985–1987)
- David Charles Miller Jr. (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1984–1986)
- *Robert Hopkins Miller (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1977–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1983–1986)
- *Jay P. Moffat (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1983–1985)
- Hugh Montgomery (1923–2017)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1981–1985)
- *George Edward Moose (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1983–1986)
- Director of the Office of Management Policy (1987–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1988–1991)
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1993–1997)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1997–2001)
- Career Ambassador (2002)
- Langhorne A. Motley (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1981–1983)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1983–1985)
- *Richard William Murphy (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1971–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1974–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1978–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1981–1983)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1983–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1985)
- *John Dimitri Negroponte (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1981–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1985–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1993–1996)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2001–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2004–2005)
- Deputy Secretary of State (2007–2009)
- *Leonardo Neher (1922–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1984–1987)
- Robert Dean Nesen (1918–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1981–1985)
- Gregory J. Newell (1949–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1982–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1985–1989)
- *Michael H. Newlin (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1981–1985)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (1988–1991)
- Herman W. Nickel (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1982–1986)
- Keith Foote Nyborg (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1981–1986)
- *Robert Bigger Oakley (1931–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1979–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1982–1984)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1988–1991)
- *Daniel Anthony O’Donohue (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1988–1991)
- *Francis Vincent Ortiz Jr. (1926–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (1977–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1977–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1979–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1983–1986)
- *Robert Peter Paganelli (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1974–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1981–1984)
- *Edward Lionel Peck (1929–)
- Principal Officer, Iraq (1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1982–1985)
- Robert H. Phinny (1921–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1982–1984)
- *Thomas Reeve Pickering (1931–)
- Executive Secretary (1973–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1974–1978)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1978–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1983–1985)
- Career Ambassador (1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1985–1988)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1992–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1993–1996)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1997–2000)
- Alberto Martinez Piedra (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1984–1987)
- *Nicholas Platt (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1982–1984)
- Executive Secretary (1985–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1987–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1991–1992)
- Charles H. Price II (1931–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1983–1989)
- James Nelson Purcell Jr. (1938–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1983–1986)
- *Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1976–1978)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1978–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1982–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1989–1992)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1992–1995)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1995–1997)
- Maxwell M. Rabb (1910–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1981–1989)
- John Hathaway Reed (1921–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1981–1985)
- Joseph Verner Reed Jr. (1937–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1981–1985)
- Chief of Protocol (1989–1991)
- *James Malone Rentschler (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1982–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (Nomination withdrawn on September 11, 1986, before the Senate acted upon it.)
- *Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1977–1980)
- Counselor (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1982–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1985–1989)
- *Owen W. Roberts (1924–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Ethiopia (1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1984–1986)
- Davis Rowland Robinson (1940–)
- Legal Adviser (1981–1985)
- Paul Heron Robinson Jr. (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1981–1985)
- Peter Warren Rodman (1943–)
- Director of Policy Planning (1984–1986)
- Selwa Roosevelt (1929–)
- Chief of Protocol (1982–1989)
- *James D. Rosenthal (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1983–1986)
- *J. Stapleton Roy (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1984–1986)
- Executive Secretary (1989–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1991–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1995–1999)
- Career Ambassador (1996)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1999–2001)
- Francis Stephen Ruddy (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1984–1988)
- *William Arthur Rugh (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1992–1995)
- *Robert J. Ryan Jr. (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1984–1987)
- Nicolas M. Salgo (1914–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (Nomination of June 16, 1992, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *Robert Marion Sayre (1924–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1968–1969)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1969–1974)
- Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1975–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1978–1981)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1982–1984)
- *M. Virginia Schafer (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1981–1984)
- *Howard Bruner Schaffer (1929–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1984–1987)
- William Schneider Jr. (1941–)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1982–1986)
- *Peter Sebastian (1926–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1984–1987)
- *John William Shirley (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1984–1986)
- *Harry Walter Shlaudeman (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1975–1976)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1977–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1980–1983)
- Ambassador at Large (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1990–1992)
- *Thomas P. Shoesmith (1922–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1983–1987)
- George Pratt Shultz (1920–2021)
- Secretary of State (1982–1989)
- *Thomas William Macauley Smith (1930–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1979–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1984–1986)
- *Ronald Ian Spiers (1925–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1969–1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1973–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1977–1980)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1981–1983)
- Under Secretary of State for Management (1983–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1984)
- *Monteagle Stearns (1924–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1976–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1981–1985)
- Edmund Stohr (1918–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1982–1990)
- Richard B. Stone (1928–)
- Ambassador at Large (1983–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1991–1993)
- Robert Strausz-Hupé (1903–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1970–1971)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1970–1971)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1972–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1974–1976)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1981–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- *Edward J. Streator (1930–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1984–1987)
- Robert D. Stuart (1916–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1984–1989)
- Geoffrey Swaebe (1911–1997)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1983–1988)
- *William Lacy Swing (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1979–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1992–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1993–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1998–2001)
- Lewis Arthur Tambs (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1983–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1985–1987)
- Daniel James Terra (1911–1996)
- Ambassador at Large (1981–1989)
- *Harry E.T. Thayer (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1980–1984)
- James Daniel Theberge (1930–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1975–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1982–1985)
- Gerald Eustis Thomas (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1983–1986)
- Jon R. Thomas (1946–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1984–1986)
- *Terence Alphonso Todman (1926–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1969–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1972–1975)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1974–1977)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1977–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1978–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1983–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1989–1993)
- *Nicholas Alexander Veliotes (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1978–1981)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1983–1986)
- *George Southall Vest (1918–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1974–1977)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1977–1981)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1981–1985)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1985–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (Nomination withdrawn on May 5, 1977.)
- *Richard Noyes Viets (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1979–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (Nomination of September 15, 1987, was not acted upon by the Senate.)
- Helene A. Von Damm (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1983–1986)
- *Howard Kent Walker (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1982–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1989–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1989–1992)
- *Julius Waring Walker Jr. (1927–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1981–1984)
- Richard Louis Walker (1922–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1981–1986)
- W. Allen Wallis (1912–1998)
- Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1982–1989)
- Vernon A. Walters (1917–2002)
- Ambassador at Large (1981–1985)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1989–1991)
- Leon Jerome Weil (1927–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1984–1987)
- Charles Z. Wick (1917–2008)
- Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1981–1989)
- *Larry C. Williamson (1930–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1984–1987)
- Richard Salisbury Williamson (1949–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (1983–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1988–1989)
- William A. Wilson (1914–2009)
- Personal Representative of the President, Holy See (1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (1984–1986)
- Curtin Winsor Jr. (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1983–1985)
- Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (1943–)
- Director of Policy Planning (1981–1982)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1982–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1986–1989)
- *John Melvin Yates (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1983–1986)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Congo (Kinshasa) (1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1995–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1998–2001)
- *David Eugene Zweifel (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1981–1984)