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Chiefs of Mission
- Henry Wheaton (1785–1848)
- Chargé d’Affaires, September 20, 1827–May 29, 1835
- Jonathan F. Woodside (1799–1845)
- Chargé d’Affaires, September 1, 1835–June 29, 1841
- Isaac Rand Jackson (?–1842)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 12, 1841–July 27, 1842
- William Wallace Irwin (1803–1856)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 19, 1843–June 12, 1847
- Robert P. Flenniken (1804–1879)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 12, 1847–September 15, 1849
- Walter Forward (1783–1852)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 15, 1850–September 10, 1851
- Miller Grieve (1801–1879)
- Chargé d’Affaires, December 15, 1852–June 23, 1853
- Henry Bedinger (1812–1858)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 13, 1853–September 23, 1854
- Henry Bedinger (1812–1858)
- Minister Resident, September 23, 1854–August 10, 1858
- James M. Buchanan (1803–1876)
- Minister Resident, August 10, 1858–May 10, 1861
- Bradford Ripley Wood (1800–1889)
- Minister Resident, August 18, 1861–November 15, 1865
- George Helm Yeaman (1829–1908)
- Minister Resident, November 20, 1865–November 7, 1870
- Michael John Cramer (1835–1898)
- Minister Resident, November 7, 1870–October 2, 1876
- Michael John Cramer (1835–1898)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 2, 1876–August 12, 1881
- Charles Payson (?–1913)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 12, 1881–February 23, 1882
- James Pyle Wickersham (1825–1891)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 13, 1882–August 21, 1882
- James Pyle Wickersham (1825–1891)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, August 21, 1882–September 8, 1882
- Wickham Hoffman (1821–1900)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, May 4, 1883–June 1, 1885
- Rasmus Bjorn Anderson (1846–1936)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, June 1, 1885–August 28, 1889
- Clark Ezra Carr (1836–1919)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, August 28, 1889–September 22, 1890
- Clark Ezra Carr (1836–1919)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 22, 1890–July 14, 1893
- John Ewing Risley (1840–)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 14, 1893–December 11, 1897
- Laurits Selmer Swenson (1865–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 11, 1897–May 27, 1905
- Thomas James O’Brien (1842–1933)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 27, 1905–June 5, 1907
- Maurice Francis Egan (1852–1924)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 6, 1907–December 16, 1917
- Norman Hapgood (1868–1937)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 17, 1919–December 9, 1919
- Joseph Clark Grew (1880–1965)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 9, 1920–October 14, 1921
- John Dyneley Prince (1868–1945)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 23, 1921–March 30, 1926
- Henry Percival Dodge (1870–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 24, 1926–March 1, 1930
- Ralph Harman Booth (1873–1931)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 13, 1930–May 11, 1931
- Frederick William Backus Coleman (1874–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 10, 1932–May 1, 1933
- Ruth Bryan Owen (1885–1954)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 29, 1933–June 27, 1936
- Alvin Mansfield Owsley (1888–1967)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 16, 1937–May 15, 1939
- Ray Atherton (1883–1960)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 8, 1939–April 9, 1940
- Robert Borden Reams (1904–1994)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, –December 20, 1941
- Monnett Bain Davis (1893–1953)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 21, 1945–January 10, 1946
- Josiah Marvel Jr. (1904–1955)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 23, 1946–March 18, 1947
- Josiah Marvel Jr. (1904–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 18, 1947–March 4, 1949
- Helen Eugenie Moore Anderson (1909–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 22, 1949–January 19, 1953
- Robert Douglas Coe (1902–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 25, 1953–June 1, 1957
- Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson (1903–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 22, 1957–February 21, 1961
- William McCormick Blair Jr. (1916–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 9, 1961–May 17, 1964
- Katharine Elkus White (1906–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 2, 1964–September 9, 1968
- Angier Biddle Duke (1915–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 3, 1968–May 1, 1969
- Guilford Dudley Jr. (1907–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 18, 1969–November 2, 1971
- Fred Jesse Russell (1916–2007)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 9, 1971–November 4, 1972
- Philip Kingsland Crowe (1908–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 13, 1973–September 27, 1975
- John Gunther Dean (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 6, 1975–July 18, 1978
- Warren Demian Manshel (1924–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 31, 1978–March 6, 1981
- John Langeloth Loeb Jr. (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 13, 1981–September 17, 1983
- Terence Alphonso Todman (1926–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 17, 1983–January 8, 1989
- Keith Lapham Brown (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 8, 1989–January 16, 1992
- Richard B. Stone (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 10, 1992–October 14, 1993
- Edward Elliot Elson (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 18, 1994–June 25, 1998
- Richard Nelson Swett (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 8, 1998–July 6, 2001
- Stuart A. Bernstein (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 3, 2001–January 16, 2005
- James Cain (1957–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 9, 2005–January 24, 2009
- Laurie S. Fulton (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 3, 2009–February 9, 2013
- Rufus Gifford (1974–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 13, 2013–January 20, 2017
- Carla H. Sands (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 15, 2017–
Other Nominees
- Andrew Jackson Ogle (1822–1852)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Did not proceed to post.
- Henry Bedinger (1812–1858)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (1813–1894)
- Minister Resident: Declined appointment.
- Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829–1922)
- Minister Resident: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Adam Badeau (1831–1895)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- John Alfred Enander (1842–1910)
- Minister Resident/Consul General: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Ruth Bryan Owen (1885–1954)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commission canceled.