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Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 1991
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- Morris Berthold Abram (1918–2000)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1989–1993)
- *Morton Isaac Abramowitz (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1978–1981)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1985–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1989–1991)
- *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)
- *Cresencio S. Arcos Jr. (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1989–1993)
- *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)
- Bernard William Aronson (1946–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1989–1993)
- James Addison Baker III (1930–)
- Secretary of State (1989–1992)
- *Charles R. Baquet III (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1991–1993)
- *Richard Clark Barkley (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1988–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1991–1994)
- *Robert South Barrett IV (1927–2004)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Comoros (1980)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Madagascar (1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1988–1991)
- *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)
- *John E. Bennett (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1991–1994)
- *James Keough Bishop (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1979–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1987–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1990–1991)
- Shirley Jane Temple Black (1928–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1974–1976)
- Chief of Protocol (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1989–1992)
- Julia Chang Bloch (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1989–1993)
- *William Bodde Jr. (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1980–1981)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (1990–1992)
- *Richard Wood Boehm (1926–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1988–1992)
- *Richard Wayne Bogosian (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1990–1993)
- E.U. Curtis Bohlen (1927–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1990–1992)
- John R. Bolton (1948–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1989–1993)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2001–2005)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2005–2006)
- *Charles R. Bowers (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1991–1994)
- *Aurelia Erskine Brazeal (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1993–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2002–2005)
- *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)
- *Gordon S. Brown (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1991–1994)
- Keith Lapham Brown (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1982–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1988–1992)
- *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)
- *Richard C. Brown (1939–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1990–1993)
- *William Andreas Brown (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1988–1992)
- *Edward P. Brynn (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1995–1998)
- *Albert Peter Burleigh (1942–)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1991–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1995–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1995–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (Nomination of May 26, 1999, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (Nomination of May 26, 1999, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- 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)
- Morris Dempson Busby (1938–)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1989–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1991–1994)
- Richard W. Carlson (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1991–1992)
- *Johnnie Carson (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1991–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1995–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1999–2003)
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2009–2013)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mozambique ()
- *Mary Ann Casey (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1991–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1994–1997)
- Henry Edward Catto Jr. (1930–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1971–1973)
- Chief of Protocol (1974–1976)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1989–1991)
- Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1991–1993)
- *James Richard Cheek (1936–2011)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Ethiopia (1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1993–1996)
- *William Clark Jr. (1930–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1989–1992)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1992–1993)
- Richard A. Clarke (1950–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1989–1992)
- *Paul Matthews Cleveland (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1989–1992)
- Charles Elvan Cobb Jr. (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1989–1992)
- *Herman Jay Cohen (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (1977–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1977–1980)
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1989–1993)
- Career Ambassador (1992)
- *Frances D. Cook (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1995–1999)
- *Sally G. Cowal (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1991–1994)
- *Marion V. Creekmore Jr. (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1989–1992)
- *Ryan Clark Crocker (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1994–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1998–2001)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Afghanistan (2002)
- Career Ambassador (2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2004–2007)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2007–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2011–2012)
- *Carl Copeland Cundiff (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1988–1991)
- Walter Joseph Patrick Curley Jr. (1922–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1975–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1989–1993)
- *John Roger Davis Jr. (1927–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Poland (1987)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Poland (1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1988–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1991–1994)
- *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)
- *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 Peter Djerejian (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1988–1991)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1991–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1993–1994)
- *James F. Dobbins (1942–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1991–1993)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2000)
- *Charles Franklin Dunbar (1937–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Afghanistan (1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1983–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1988–1991)
- *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)
- Luigi R. Einaudi (1936–)
- Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1989–1993)
- *Raymond C. Ewing (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1989–1992)
- *Robert William Farrand (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (1990–1993)
- *David C. Fields (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1986–1989)
- Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1990–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (1992–1995)
- *Robert A. Flaten (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1990–1993)
- Arthur W. Fort (1936–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1989–1993)
- *Robert C. Frasure (1942–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (1992–1994)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Estonia ()
- *Charles W. Freeman Jr. (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1989–1992)
- *Townsend B. Friedman Jr. (1940–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1990–1993)
- Sherman M. Funk (1925–2013)
- Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1987–1994)
- Charles A. Gargano (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1988–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (Nomination of November 7, 2007, withdrawn March 13, 2008.)
- Bruce S. Gelb (1927–)
- Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1989–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1991–1993)
- *Robert S. Gelbard (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1988–1991)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1993–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1999–2001)
- *Herbert Donald Gelber (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1990–1993)
- Joseph Bernard Gildenhorn (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1989–1993)
- *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 ()
- *Jon David Glassman (1944–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Afghanistan (1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1991–1994)
- *Maynard Wayne Glitman (1933–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1988–1991)
- *Edward William Gnehm Jr. (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1990–1994)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (2000–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2001–2004)
- Paul Alan Goff (1941–)
- Director of the Office of Medical Services (1988–1991)
- Alan Green Jr. (1925–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1989–1992)
- Donald Phinney Gregg (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1989–1993)
- *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 ()
- Luis Guinot Jr. (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1991–1993)
- *Mark Gregory Hambley (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1993–1994)
- *Roger Gran Harrison (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1990–1993)
- *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)
- Chic Hecht (1928–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1989–1993)
- Smith Hempstone Jr. (1929–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1989–1993)
- *Christopher Robert Hill (1952–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Albania (1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (1996–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2000–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2004–2005)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2005–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2009–2010)
- *Hugh Kenneth Hill (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1990–1993)
- Carla Anderson Hills (1934–)
- U.S. Trade Representative (1989–1993)
- *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)
- Glen A. Holden (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1989–1993)
- Bradley Paul Holmes (1953–)
- Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (1989–1993)
- *Genta Hawkins Holmes (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (1990–1992)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1992–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1997–2000)
- *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)
- Charles Warren Hostler (1920–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1989–1993)
- Roy M. Huffington (1917–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1990–1993)
- *Arthur Hayden Hughes (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1991–1994)
- G. Philip Hughes (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1990–1993)
- *Harriet W. Isom (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1989–1992)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Laos (1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1992–1996)
- *William Ludwig Jacobsen (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1989–1992)
- *Darryl Norman Johnson (1938–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (1992–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2001–2004)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Lithuania ()
- *George Fleming Jones (1935–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1991–1995)
- *Curtis W. Kamman (1939–)
- Principal Officer, Cuba (1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1991–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1994–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1997–2000)
- Arnold Lee Kanter (1945–)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1991–1993)
- *John Hubert Kelly (1939–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1986–1988)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1989–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1991–1994)
- *LaRae Washington Kemp (1941–)
- Director of the Office of Medical Services (1991–1994)
- 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)
- Robert Michael Kimmitt (1947–)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1989–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1991–1993)
- *Harmon Elwood Kirby (1934–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1990–1994)
- Penne Percy Korth (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1989–1992)
- *Sheldon J. Krys (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1985–1988)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1988–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1989–1992)
- Jewel Stradford Lafontant-Mankarious (1922–1997)
- Ambassador at Large (1989–1993)
- *Joseph Edward Lake (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (1994–1996)
- *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)
- Paul C. Lambert (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1990–1992)
- *David Floyd Lambertson (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1991–1995)
- *Edward G. Lanpher (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1991–1995)
- *Alan Philip Larson (1949–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1990–1993)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1996–1999)
- Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1999–2005)
- Career Ambassador (2004)
- Ronald Frank Lehman II (1946–)
- Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1989–1993)
- *John P. Leonard (1940–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Nicaragua (1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1990–1993)
- *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)
- James Roderick Lilley (1935–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1989–1991)
- *Princeton Nathan Lyman (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1986–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1992–1995)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1997–1998)
- *Jack Foust Matlock Jr. (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1987–1991)
- Eugene J. McAllister (1952–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1988–1992)
- *John Thomas McCarthy (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1988–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1991–1994)
- 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)
- *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)
- *Thomas Edmund McNamara (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1988–1991)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1994–1998)
- Thomas Patrick Melady (1927–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1969–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1972–1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (1989–1993)
- *Richard Huntington Melton (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1989–1993)
- *William B. Milam (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1998–2001)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Liberia (1999)
- *John Cameron Monjo (1931–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Indonesia (1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1987–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1992–1995)
- *Gerald J. Monroe (1933–)
- U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1988–1992)
- Richard Anthony Moore (1914–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1989–1992)
- *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)
- *James B. Moran (1924–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1987–1991)
- Douglas P. Mulholland (1929–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1989–1993)
- Janet Gardner Mullins (1949–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1989–1992)
- *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)
- *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)
- Della M. Newman (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1989–1992)
- Don M. Newman (1923–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1990–1994)
- Edward Noonan Ney (1925–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1989–1992)
- *Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1985–1989)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1989–1991)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1991–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1993–1997)
- *Chester Edward Norris Jr. (1927–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1988–1991)
- Sally Johnson Novetzke (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1989–1993)
- *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)
- Robert D. Orr (1917–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1989–1992)
- *David Passage (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1990–1993)
- *Robert Stephen Pastorino (1940–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1991–1994)
- *W. Robert Pearson (1943–)
- Executive Secretary (1991–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2000–2003)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (2003–2006)
- *Robert Halsey Pelletreau Jr. (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1979–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1987–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1991–1993)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1994–1997)
- *Kenneth Noel Peltier (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1990–1993)
- *Edward Joseph Perkins (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1985–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1986–1989)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1989–1992)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1992–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1993–1996)
- Cynthia Shepart Perry (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1989–1993)
- Christopher H. Phillips (1920–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1989–1991)
- *James Daniel Phillips (1933–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1986–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1990–1993)
- *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)
- *Michael T.F. Pistor (1930–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (1991–1994)
- *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)
- *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)
- *Charles Edgar Redman (1943–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1987–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1994–1996)
- Joseph Verner Reed Jr. (1937–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1981–1985)
- Chief of Protocol (1989–1991)
- *Arlene Render (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1996–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2001–2004)
- John F. W. Rogers (1956–)
- Under Secretary of State for Management (1991–1993)
- *Stephen H. Rogers (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1990–1993)
- Ronald William Roskens (1932–)
- Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1990–1992)
- *Christopher W.S. Ross (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1988–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1991–1998)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1998)
- Dennis B. Ross (1948–)
- Director of Policy Planning (1989–1992)
- *Edward Morgan Rowell (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1988–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1990–1994)
- *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)
- Loret Miller Ruppe (1936–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1989–1993)
- *William Edwin Ryerson (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (1991–1994)
- *Eugene L. Scassa (1939–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (1990–1994)
- Richard Schifter (1923–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1985–1992)
- Peter F. Secchia (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1989–1993)
- *Raymond George Hardenbergh Seitz (1940–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1989–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1991–1994)
- Ivan Selin (1937–)
- Under Secretary of State for Management (1989–1991)
- Melvin Floyd Sembler (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (2001–2005)
- *Katherine Shirley (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1991–1992)
- *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)
- *Ints M. Silins (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (1992–1995)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Latvia ()
- *Thomas W. Simons Jr. (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1995–1998)
- *Daniel Howard Simpson (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1995–1998)
- *Michael Martin Skol (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1990–1993)
- *Dane Farnsworth Smith Jr. (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1996–1999)
- Richard H. Solomon (1937–2017)
- Director of Policy Planning (1986–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1992–1993)
- Michael Sotirhos (1928–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1989–1993)
- Leonard H.O. Spearman (1929–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1988–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1990–1993)
- Richard B. Stone (1928–)
- Ambassador at Large (1983–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1991–1993)
- Robert Schwarz Strauss (1918–2014)
- U.S. Trade Representative (1977–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1991–1992)
- Gordon L. Streeb (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1990–1993)
- Thomas F. Stroock (1925–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1989–1992)
- *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)
- William Howard Taft IV (1945–)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1989–1992)
- Legal Adviser (2001–2005)
- Elizabeth M. Tamposi (1955–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1989–1992)
- *Paul D. Taylor (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1988–1992)
- Evelyn Irene Hoopes Teegan (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1989–1993)
- *Charles H. Thomas (1934–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1990–1994)
- *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)
- Timothy Lathrop Towell (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1988–1991)
- *George Arthur Trail III (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (1988–1991)
- Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler (1950–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (2001–2003)
- Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2003–2004)
- *William H. Twaddell (1941–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mozambique (1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1988–1991)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Liberia (1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1997–2000)
- *Charles H. Twining Jr. (1940–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Benin (1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1994–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1995–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1995–1998)
- Representative, Cambodia ()
- Michael Ussery (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1988–1992)
- Frederick Vreeland (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1991–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *Edward S. Walker Jr. (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1994–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1997–2000)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1999–2001)
- *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)
- *Lannon Walker (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1995–1998)
- *William Graham Walker (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1988–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (Nomination of May 12, 1992, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- 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)
- *Jennifer C. Ward (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1991–1993)
- *Keith Leveret Wauchope (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1989–1992)
- John Giffen Weinmann (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1989–1991)
- Chief of Protocol (1991–1993)
- *Melissa Foelsch Wells (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1987–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1991–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (1998–2001)
- C. Howard Wilkins Jr. (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1989–1992)
- Edwin D. Williamson (1939–)
- Legal Adviser (1990–1993)
- *Joseph Charles Wilson IV (1949–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Iraq (1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1992–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1992–1995)
- *Frank G. Wisner II (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1979–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1986–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1991–1992)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1992–1993)
- Secretary of State ad interim (1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1994–1997)
- Career Ambassador (1995)
- *Johnny Young (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1994–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1997–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2001–2004)
- Career Ambassador (2004)
- Joseph Zappala (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1989–1992)
- *Warren Zimmermann (1934–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1988–1992)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1992–1994)
- Robert B. Zoellick (1953–)
- Counselor (1989–1992)
- Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1991–1992)
- Deputy Secretary of State (2005–2006)