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Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Name: F
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- Charles Fahy (1892–1979)
- Legal Adviser (1946–1947)
- Elisha Young Fair (1809–1886)
- Minister Resident, Belgium (1858–1861)
- Richard Fairbanks (1941–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1981–1982)
- Ambassador at Large (1984–1985)
- *Albert E. Fairchild (1941–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Central African Republic (1981)
- Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Spain (1880–1881)
- *Kenneth J. Fairfax (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2011–2013)
- K. Mathea Falco (1944–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1979–1981)
- P. Robert Fannin (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (2007–2009)
- Francis R. Fannon (?–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources (2018)
- William S. Farish (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (2001–2004)
- Ruby Ruth Lewis Farkas (1906–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1973–1976)
- Joseph Simpson Farland (1914–2007)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1957–1960)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1960–1963)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1969–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iran (1972–1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (Not commissioned; nomination of October 11, 1973, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (Not commissioned; nomination of October 11, 1973, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (Not commissioned; nomination of October 11, 1973, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (Not commissioned; nomination on October 11, 1973, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- Elbert Eli Farman (1831–1911)
- Agent/Consul General, Egypt (1876–1881)
- *Robert William Farrand (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (1990–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1990–1993)
- *Jonathan D. Farrar (1956–)
- Principal Officer, Cuba (2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2012–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (Nomination of April 14, 2011, withdrawn on December 5, 2011.)
- Charles James Faulkner (1806–1884)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, France (1860–1861)
- Anthony Faunce (1916–)
- Deputy Inspector General of Foreign Assistance (1969–1973)
- Albert Bel Fay (1913–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1976–1977)
- Theodore Sedgwick Fay (1807–1898)
- Minister Resident, Switzerland (1853–1861)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- John Walker Fearn (1832–1899)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Serbia (1885–1889)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Romania (1885–1899)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Greece (1885–1889)
- *Glenn E. Fedzer (1963–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Sierra Leone (2010)
- *John D. Feeley (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2015–2018)
- Edward Francis Feely (1880–1964)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1930–1933)
- *Gerald Feierstein (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2010–2013)
- Lee Andrew Feinstein (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2009–2012)
- *Robert C. Felder (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1998–2000)
- George Joseph Feldman (1904–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1965–1967)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1967–1969)
- Harvey J. Feldman (1931–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1979–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1979–1981)
- *Jeffrey David Feltman (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2004–2008)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2009–2012)
- Millicent Fenwick (1910–1992)
- U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1983–1987)
- *John Arthur Ferch (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1985–1986)
- Principal Officer, Cuba (1985)
- *Judith Fergin (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2010–2013)
- *Charles Vaughan Ferguson Jr. (1915–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1962–1966)
- Clarence Clyde Ferguson Jr. (1924–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1970–1972)
- Glenn Walker Ferguson (1929–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1966–1969)
- Homer Ferguson (1889–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1955–1956)
- John Haven Ferguson (1915–1970)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1962–1964)
- Thomas Barker Ferguson (1841–1922)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1894–1898)
- *Thomas C. Ferguson (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1987–1989)
- *Alberto M. Fernandez (1958–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2009–2012)
- Jose W. Fernandez (1955–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2009–2013)
- *Arlene Lorraine Ferrill (1960–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Montenegro (Consulate Podgorica was elevated to Embassy status on October 5, 2006.)
- *John Pierce Ferriter (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1985–1987)
- Simon Ferro (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1998–2001)
- *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)
- William Rufus Finch (1847–1913)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1897–1905)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1897–1905)
- Jon Finer (1976–)
- Director of Policy Planning (2016–2017)
- Thomas Fingar (1946–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2004–2005)
- Thomas Knight Finletter (1893–1980)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1961–1965)
- *Robert Patrick John Finn (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2002–2003)
- Leonard Kimball Firestone (1907–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1974–1977)
- *David Joseph Fischer (1939–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1982–1985)
- David T. Fischer (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (2019)
- Dean E. Fischer (1936–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1981–1982)
- Bert Fish (1875–1943)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1933–1941)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1939–1941)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1941–1943)
- Hamilton Fish (1808–1893)
- Secretary of State (1869–1877)
- Nicholas Fish (1846–1902)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Switzerland (1877–1881)
- Minister Resident, Belgium (1882–1885)
- Adrian Sanford Fisher (1914–1983)
- Legal Adviser (1949–1953)
- Nina Marie Fite (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2017)
- *Troy D. Fitrell (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Seychelles (2012)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mauritius (2012)
- *Robert W. Fitts (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2003–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2003–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2003–2006)
- William Henry Gerald FitzGerald (1909–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1992–1993)
- *Kathleen A. FitzGibbon (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Sierra Leone (2014)
- *Kathleen M. Fitzpatrick (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2017)
- *Michael J. Fitzpatrick (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2019)
- *Joseph Flack (1894–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1946–1949)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1949–1950)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1950–1955)
- Christopher H. Flaggs (?–)
- Comptroller and Director of the Bureau of Global Financial Services (2014)
- *Wilson Clark Flake (1906–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1957–1960)
- *Robert L. Flanagin (1922–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Suriname ()
- *Alan H. Flanigan (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1993–1996)
- Principal Officer, Cuba (1993)
- Peter Magnus Flanigan (1923–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (Not commissioned; nomination of September 17, 1974, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *Robert A. Flaten (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1990–1993)
- Philip Bracken Fleming (1887–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1951–1953)
- Robert P. Flenniken (1804–1879)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Denmark (1847–1849)
- *Henry Prather Fletcher (1873–1959)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Chile (1909–1914)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1914–1916)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1916–1919)
- Under Secretary of State (1921–1922)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1922–1924)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1923–1924)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1924–1929)
- George H. Flood (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Texas (1840–1841)
- Irving Florman (1892–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1949–1951)
- Edward Joseph Flynn (1891–1953)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Australia (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- Raymond Leo Flynn (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (1993–1997)
- George Gilman Fogg (1813–1881)
- Minister Resident, Switzerland (1861–1865)
- Thomas M. Foglietta (1928–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1997–2001)
- April H. Foley (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (2006–2009)
- *James Brendan Foley (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2003–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2009–2012)
- Thomas C. Foley (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (2006–2009)
- Thomas Stephen Foley (1929–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1997–2001)
- John Clifford Folger (1896–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1957–1959)
- *Paul Arthur Folmsbee (1960–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2015–2018)
- George Folsom (1802–1869)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Netherlands (1850–1853)
- *Daniel L. Foote (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2017–2020)
- Lucius Harwood Foote (1826–1913)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Korea (1883–1885)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Korea (1884)
- Thomas Moses Foote (1808–1858)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Colombia (1849–1850)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Austria (1852–1853)
- John Murray Forbes (1771–1831)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Argentina (1825–1831)
- William Cameron Forbes (1870–1959)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1930–1932)
- *Thomas Austin Forbord (1944–)
- U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1994–1997)
- Carl W. Ford (1943–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2001–2003)
- *Charles A. Ford (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2005–2008)
- Christopher A. Ford (?–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (2018)
- *Robert Stephen Ford (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2006–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (2010–2012)
- Franklin S. Forsberg (1905–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1981–1985)
- John Forsyth (1780–1841)
- Minister Plenipotentiary, Spain (1819–1823)
- Secretary of State (1834–1841)
- John Forsyth (1812–1877)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1856–1858)
- Arthur W. Fort (1936–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1989–1993)
- Randall M. Fort (1956–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2006–2009)
- Walter Forward (1783–1852)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Denmark (1849–1851)
- John Watson Foster (1836–1917)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1873–1880)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Russia (1880–1881)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Spain (1883–1885)
- Secretary of State (1892–1893)
- Paul Frederick Foster (1889–1972)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (1959–1961)
- *Timberlake Foster (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1997–2000)
- William Chapman Foster (1897–1984)
- Administrator of the Economic Cooperation Administration (1950–1951)
- Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1961–1968)
- *Robert Cartwright Foulon (1920–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Zambia ()
- Wyche Fowler Jr. (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1996–2001)
- *Carl Benjamin Fox (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Lesotho (2014)
- J. Edward Fox (1948–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1986–1989)
- *Richard Kenneth Fox Jr. (1925–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1977–1979)
- Sam Fox (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (2007–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (Nomination of January 9, 2007, was withdrawn on March 28, 2007.)
- Williams Carlton Fox (1855–1924)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1907–1911)
- Ford M. Fraker (1948–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (2007–2009)
- Charles Spencer Francis (1853–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Serbia (1900–1902)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Romania (1900–1902)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Greece (1900–1902)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1906–1910)
- David Rowland Francis (1850–1927)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1916–1917)
- John Morgan Francis (1823–1897)
- Minister Resident, Greece (1871–1873)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Portugal (1882–1884)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Portugal (1882)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Austria (1884–1885)
- William Treyanne Francis (1870–1929)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, Liberia (1927–1929)
- Milton Frank (1919–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1988–1989)
- *Ralph Frank (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1997–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2003–2006)
- Charles Frankel (1917–1979)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (1965–1967)
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Minister Plenipotentiary, France (1778–1785)
- Minister Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1782)
- Douglas Frantz (1963–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2013–2015)
- Kenneth Franzheim II (1925–2007)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1969–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1971–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (Nomination of December 28, 1970, was not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *Robert C. Frasure (1942–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (1992–1994)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Estonia ()
- Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (2004–2005)
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2005–2009)
- *Robert Frazer (1878–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1937–1942)
- *Arthur Hugh Frazier (1868–1963)
- Chargé d’Affaires pro tempore, Austria (1922)
- *Myles Robert Rene Frechette (1936–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1983–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1994–1997)
- *Bradley Freden (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Slovenia (2010)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Uruguay (2016)
- J. Richard Fredericks (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1999–2001)
- *Charles W. Freeman Jr. (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1989–1992)
- *Fulton Freeman (1915–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1961–1964)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1964–1969)
- Russell F. Freeman (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (2001–2005)
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1870)
- Secretary of State (1881–1885)
- Mary Mel French (1938–)
- Chief of Protocol (1997–2001)
- *Daniel Fried (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1997–2000)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2005–2009)
- David M. Friedman (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2017)
- *Townsend B. Friedman Jr. (1940–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1990–1993)
- Julia Frifield (1962–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2013–2017)
- *Robert Eugene Fritts (1934–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1974–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1983–1986)
- *Wesley Frost (1884–1968)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1941–1942)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1942–1944)
- *Edward F. Fugit (1943–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Zimbabwe (1990)
- *Heide B. Fulton (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Honduras (2019)
- Laurie S. Fulton (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (2009–2013)
- David B. Funderburk (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1981–1985)
- Sherman M. Funk (1925–2013)
- Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1987–1994)
- *Richard Edgar Funkhouser (1917–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1969–1970)
- Henry Watson Furniss (1868–1955)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1905–1913)
- *Julia Ann Furuta-Toy (1960–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Norway (2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2015–2019)