2000 - Principals and Chiefs Chronological
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Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 2000
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- Madeleine Korbel Albright (1937–2022)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1993–1997)
- Secretary of State (1997–2001)
- *Frank Almaguer (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1999–2002)
- David Andrews (1942–)
- Legal Adviser (1997–2000)
- Christopher C. Ashby (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1997–2001)
- *Jeffrey A. Bader (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (1999–2001)
- William B. Bader (1931–2016)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (1999–2001)
- *Donald Keith Bandler (1947–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1999–2002)
- *Shirley Elizabeth Barnes (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1998–2001)
- Robert Rand Brittingham Beers (1942–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1998–2002)
- *Barbara K. Bodine (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1997–2001)
- Corinne Clairborne Boggs (1916–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (1997–2001)
- *Avis Thayer Bohlen (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1996–1999)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control (1999–2002)
- *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)
- *Richard A. Boucher (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1993–1996)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2000–2005)
- Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2006–2009)
- Career Ambassador (2008)
- Amy L. Boudurant (1951–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1997–2001)
- *Martin George Brennan (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1999–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2002–2005)
- *Pamela E. Bridgewater Awkward (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2000–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2005–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (2010–2013)
- *R. Nicholas Burns (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1997–2001)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2001–2005)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2005–2008)
- *William Joseph Burns (1956–)
- Executive Secretary (1996–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1998–2001)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2001–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2005–2008)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2008–2011)
- Career Ambassador (2008)
- Deputy Secretary of State (2011–2014)
- *Prudence Bushnell (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1996–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1999–2002)
- David Gordon Carpenter (1947–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1998–2002)
- *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 ()
- Paul L. Cejas (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1998–2001)
- Richard Frank Celeste (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1997–2001)
- *Gwen C. Clare (1945–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, El Salvador (1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1999–2001)
- *William Davis Clarke (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (1998–2001)
- Bonnie R. Cohen (1942–)
- Under Secretary of State for Management (1997–2001)
- *James Franklin Collins (1939–)
- Ambassador at Large (1995–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1996–2001)
- *John Bruce Craig (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1998–2001)
- *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)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2004–2007)
- Career Ambassador (2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2007–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2011–2012)
- Carolyn Curiel (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (1997–2001)
- *Brian Dean Curran (1948–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Guinea-Bissau (1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2000–2003)
- James A. Daley (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (2000–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (2000–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (2000–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (2000–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2000–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (2000–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2000–2001)
- *Jeffrey S. Davidow (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1988–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1993–1996)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1996–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1998–2002)
- Career Ambassador (2002)
- *Ruth A. Davis (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1992–1995)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1997–2000)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (2001–2003)
- Career Ambassador (2002)
- *Rust Macpherson Deming (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2000–2003)
- *John R. Dinger (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2000–2003)
- *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)
- Thomas J. Dodd (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1993–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1997–2001)
- *Shaun Edward Donnelly (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1997–2000)
- Robin Chandler Duke (1923–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (2000–2001)
- *Cedric Dumont (1953–)
- Director of the Office of Medical Services (1996–2003)
- *David B. Dunn (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1999–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2005–2008)
- *Eric S. Edelman (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2003–2005)
- Robert J. Einhorn (1947–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Non-Proliferation (1999–2001)
- *M. Michael Einek (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (1999–2001)
- *Harriet L. Elam-Thomas (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1999–2002)
- Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (1998–2001)
- Mark Wylea Erwin (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1999–2001)
- *Stanley Tuemler Escudero (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (1992–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (1995–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (1997–2000)
- *Robert C. Felder (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1998–2000)
- Simon Ferro (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1998–2001)
- *Robert Patrick John Finn (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2002–2003)
- Thomas M. Foglietta (1928–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1997–2001)
- Thomas Stephen Foley (1929–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1997–2001)
- *Timberlake Foster (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1997–2000)
- Wyche Fowler Jr. (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1996–2001)
- *Ralph Frank (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1997–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2003–2006)
- J. Richard Fredericks (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (1999–2001)
- 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)
- Edward M. Gabriel (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1997–2001)
- *Oliver P. Garza (1941–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Panama (1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1999–2002)
- *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)
- Gordon D. Giffen (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1997–2001)
- *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)
- *Ronald D. Godard (1942–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Nicaragua (1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2000–2003)
- *Christopher E. Goldthwait (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1999–2004)
- Steven J. Green (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1997–2001)
- *David N. Greenlee (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (2002–2006)
- *Barbara J. Griffiths (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1999–2002)
- *Marc Isaiah Grossman (1951–)
- Executive Secretary (1993–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1994–1997)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1997–2000)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (2000)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2001–2005)
- Career Ambassador (2004)
- George Williford Boyce Haley (1925–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (1998–2001)
- Kathryn Walt Hall (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1997–2001)
- Morton H. Halperin (1938–)
- Director of Policy Planning (1998–2001)
- *John Randle Hamilton (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1999–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2002–2005)
- Anthony Stephen Harrington (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1999–2001)
- *Dennis K. Hays (1953–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Guyana (1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1997–2000)
- *Richard E. Hecklinger (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1998–2001)
- *John Edward Herbst (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2003–2006)
- David B. Hermelin (1936–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1997–2000)
- *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)
- *Karl William Hofmann (1961–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Lesotho (1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2000–2002)
- Executive Secretary (2002–2005)
- Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (1941–2010)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1977–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1993–1994)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1994–1996)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1999–2001)
- *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)
- *James Howard Holmes (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (1998–2001)
- John David Holum (1940–)
- Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1993–1999)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2000–2001)
- *John C. Holzman (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1997–2000)
- James Catherwood Hormel (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1999–2001)
- *Donna Jean Hrinak (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1994–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (2000–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2002–2004)
- *Thomas C. Hubbard (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1996–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (1996–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2001–2004)
- *Cameron R. Hume (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (2001–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2007–2010)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2007)
- Karl Frederick Inderfurth (1946–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (1997–2001)
- Martin S. Indyk (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1995–1997)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1997–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1999–2001)
- *Susan Jacobs (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2000–2003)
- *Howard Franklin Jeter (1947–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Lesotho (1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1993–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2000–2003)
- *Daniel A. Johnson (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (2000–2003)
- *Gregory L. Johnson (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1999–2001)
- *Richard Henry Jones (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1995–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2001–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2005–2008)
- David H. Kaeuper (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1999–2002)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2005)
- *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)
- *Arma Jane Karaer (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (1997–2000)
- *Theodore H. Kattouf (1946–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Yemen (1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (2001–2003)
- *Patrick Francis Kennedy (1949–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1993–2001)
- Under Secretary of State for Management (2007–2017)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (Nomination of February 24, 2000, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *Kristie Ann Kenney (1955–)
- Executive Secretary (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2002–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2006–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2010–2014)
- Career Ambassador (2012)
- Counselor (2016–2017)
- Harold Hongju Koh (1954–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1998–2001)
- Legal Adviser (2009–2013)
- *Jimmy J. Kolker (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1999–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2002–2005)
- *John Christian Kornblum (1943–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1996–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1997–2001)
- Michael G. Kozak (1946–)
- Principal Officer, Cuba (1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *Daniel Charles Kurtzer (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1997–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2001–2005)
- *Alphonse F. La Porta (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (1997–2000)
- Philip Lader (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1997–2001)
- *John E. Lange (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1999–2002)
- Barbara Mills Larkin (1951–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1996–2001)
- *James A. Larocco (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1997–2001)
- *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)
- Luis S. Lauredo (1949–)
- Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1999–2001)
- *Joyce Ellen Leader (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1999–2000)
- *James Vela Ledesma (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1998–2001)
- *Michael Craig Lemmon (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (1998–2001)
- Delano Eugene Lewis Jr. (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1999–2001)
- Evelyn Simonowitz Lieberman (1944–)
- Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (1999–2001)
- *Rose M. Likins (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2010–2013)
- *John W. Limbert (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2000–2003)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2005)
- *Joseph A. Limprecht (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (1999–2002)
- Frank E. Loy (1928–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1980–1981)
- Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (1998–2001)
- *James F. Mack (1941–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Ecuador (1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1997–2000)
- *John F. Maisto (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1993–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1997–2000)
- Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (2003–2006)
- Charles Taylor Manatt (1936–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1999–2001)
- *Steven Robert Mann (1951–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Armenia (1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (1998–2001)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mongolia ()
- Tom McDonald (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1997–2000)
- George Stanley McGovern (1922–2012)
- U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1998–2001)
- Gerald S. McGowan (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1997–2001)
- *Elizabeth Davenport McKune (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1998–2001)
- Stanley Louis McLelland (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1997–2001)
- *Roger A. Meece (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2004–2007)
- *Joseph H. Melrose Jr. (1944–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1998–2001)
- *Michael D. Metelits (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1999–2002)
- *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)
- *Richard Monroe Miles (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (1992–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1999–2002)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2002–2005)
- *Thomas Joel Miller (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2001–2004)
- *William Dale Montgomery (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1993–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2001–2004)
- *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)
- Richard L. Morningstar (1945–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2012–2014)
- Carol Moseley-Braun (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1999–2001)
- *George Mu (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1998–2001)
- *Bismarck Myrick (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1995–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1999–2002)
- *Tibor P. Nagy Jr. (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1996–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1999–2002)
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2018)
- Eric David Newsom (1943–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1998–2000)
- *John Martin O’Keefe (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2000–2003)
- John O’Leary (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1998–2001)
- Lyndon Lowell Olson Jr. (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1997–2001)
- *Barbro Appelquist Owens-Kirkpatrick (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1999–2002)
- *Mark Robert Parris (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1997–2000)
- *B. Lynn Pascoe (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2004–2007)
- *Carlos Pascual (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2009–2011)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources (Nominations of February 17, 2012; April 23, 2013; and January 6, 2014, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *Anne Woods Patterson (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2000–2003)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2005–2007)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2007–2010)
- Career Ambassador (2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2011–2013)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2013–2017)
- *W. Robert Pearson (1943–)
- Executive Secretary (1991–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2000–2003)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (2003–2006)
- *Rudolf Vilem Perina (1945–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (1998–2001)
- *Robert Cephas Perry (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1998–2001)
- *Mary Ann Peters (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2000–2003)
- *Katherine Hubay Peterson (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1998–2001)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2001–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2005–2008)
- Pete (Douglas) Peterson (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (1997–2001)
- *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)
- *Steven Karl Pifer (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (1997–2000)
- *Joan M. Plaisted (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1995–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (1995–2000)
- *Joseph A. Presel (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (1997–2000)
- Kathryn Linda Haycock Proffitt (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1997–2001)
- Joseph W. Prueher (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1999–2001)
- *Michael Edward Ranneberger (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1999–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2006–2011)
- *Robin Lynn Raphel (1947–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (1993–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1997–2000)
- Susan Rice (1964–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1997–2001)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2009–2013)
- John B. Ritch III (1943–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (1993–2001)
- *Kathryn Dee Robinson (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1998–2001)
- *V. Manuel Rocha (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (2000–2002)
- Felix Rohatyn (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1997–2000)
- Edward L. Romero (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andorra (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1998–2001)
- *Peter F. Romero (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1993–1996)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2000–2001)
- James Carew Rosapepe (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1997–2001)
- *Lawrence George Rossin (1952–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2000–2003)
- Stanley Owen Roth (1954–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1997–2001)
- *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)
- James P. Rubin (1960–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1997–2000)
- Mary A. Ryan (1940–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1988–1990)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1993–2002)
- Career Ambassador (1999)
- David B. Sandalow (1957–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1999–2001)
- *Janet Ann Sanderson (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2006–2008)
- *David Michael Satterfield (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2019)
- Arthur Louis Schechter (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1998–2001)
- David J. Scheffer (1953–)
- Ambassador at Large (1997–2001)
- *Lange Schermerhorn (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1997–2000)
- Cynthia Perrin Schneider (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1998–2001)
- *Brenda Schoonover (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1997–2000)
- Robert A. Seiple (1942–)
- Ambassador at Large (1999–2000)
- *Michael James Senko (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (2000–2003)
- Stephen R. Sestanovich (1950–)
- Ambassador at Large (1997–2001)
- John Howard Francis Shattuck (1943–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1993–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (1998–2000)
- Owen James Sheaks (1943–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (2000–2002)
- Michael E. Sheehan (1955–)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1999–2000)
- Ambassador at Large (1999–2000)
- Wendy R. Sherman (1949–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1993–1996)
- Counselor (1997–2001)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2011–2015)
- *Amelia Ellen Shippy (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (1997–2000)
- Edward E. Shumaker III (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2001)
- M. Osman Siddique (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1999–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1999–2001)
- *Anne Marie Sigmund (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (1997–2000)
- *Keith C. Smith (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (1997–2000)
- Daniel V. Speckhard (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (1997–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2007–2010)
- Carl Spielvogel (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovakia (2000–2001)
- *Sylvia Gaye Stanfield (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1999–2002)
- *George McDade Staples (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2001–2004)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (2006–2007)
- Edward W. Stimpson (1934–2009)
- Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1999–2004)
- Charles Richard Stith (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1998–2001)
- *Joseph Gerard Sullivan (1944–)
- Principal Officer, Cuba (1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2001–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.)
- Michael Sullivan (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1998–2001)
- Richard Nelson Swett (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1998–2001)
- *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)
- Julia Vadala Taft (1942–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1997–2001)
- Strobe (Nelson Strobridge) Talbott III (1946–)
- Ambassador at Large (1993–1994)
- Deputy Secretary of State (1994–2001)
- *John F. Tefft (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2005–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2009–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2014–2017)
- Peter Francis Tufo (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1997–2001)
- *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)
- *Alexander Russel Vershbow (1952–)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1997–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2001–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2005–2008)
- *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)
- *James Donald Walsh (1946–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Canada (1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2000–2003)
- Diane Edith Watson (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (1999–2002)
- *Earl Anthony Wayne (1950–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2000–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2006–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2011–2015)
- Career Ambassador (2011)
- *C. David Welch (1953–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saudi Arabia (1994)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2001–2005)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2005–2008)
- Career Ambassador (2008)
- *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)
- *Kent M. Wiedemann (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1999–2002)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Burma (1999)
- *Sharon P. Wilkinson (1947–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Portugal (1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1996–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2000–2003)
- Jacquelyn W. Williams-Bridgers (1956–)
- Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1995–2001)
- *E. Ashley Wills (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2000–2003)
- *Ross L. Wilson (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2005–2008)
- *Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (1994–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (1998–2001)
- *Donald Y. Yamamoto (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2000–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2006–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (2018)
- *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, Equatorial Guinea (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1998–2001)
- *Mary Carlin Yates (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1999–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2002–2005)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2012)
- *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)