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Chiefs of Mission for Algeria
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Chiefs of Mission
- William James Porter (1914–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 17, 1962–July 29, 1965
- John Durnford Jernegan (1911–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 13, 1965–June 6, 1967
- Algeria severed diplomatic relations with the United States on June 6, 1967. A U.S. Interests Section was established in the Swiss Embassy.
- Roscoe Lewis Hoffacker (1923–2013)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, September 1967–November 1969
- William Lester Eagleton Jr. (1926–2011)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, December 1969–July 1974
- Embassy Algiers was re-established November 12, 1974.
- Richard Bordeaux Parker (1923–2011)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, November 12, 1974–January 17, 1975
- Richard Bordeaux Parker (1923–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 17, 1975–February 12, 1977
- Ulric St. Clair Haynes Jr. (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 13, 1977–January 28, 1981
- Michael H. Newlin (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 28, 1981–July 21, 1985
- L. Craig Johnstone (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 9, 1985–July 10, 1988
- Christopher W.S. Ross (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 20, 1988–August 14, 1991
- Mary Ann Casey (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 8, 1991–October 19, 1994
- Ronald E. Neumann (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 18, 1994–September 19, 1997
- Cameron R. Hume (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 28, 1997–September 13, 2000
- Janet Ann Sanderson (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 30, 2000–May 13, 2003
- Richard W. Erdman (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 26, 2003–January 9, 2006
- Robert Stephen Ford (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 4, 2006–June 26, 2008
- David D. Pearce (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 2, 2008–April 11, 2011
- Henry S. Ensher (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 10, 2011–September 3, 2014
- Joan A. Polaschik (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 29, 2014–April 21, 2017
- John P. Desrocher (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 28, 2017–August 24, 2020
Other Nominees
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