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Chiefs of Mission for El Salvador
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Chiefs of Mission
- James Rudolph Partridge (1823–1884)
- Minister Resident, June 15, 1863–March 22, 1866
- Alpheus Starkey Williams (1810–1878)
- Minister Resident, January 21, 1867–October 27, 1869
- Alfred Thomas Archimedes Torbert (1833–1880)
- Minister Resident, October 27, 1869–May 10, 1871
- Thomas Biddle (1827–1875)
- Minister Resident, December 5, 1871–June 30, 1873
- George McWillie Williamson (1829–1882)
- Minister Resident, October 18, 1873–January 31, 1879
- Cornelius Ambrose Logan (1832–1899)
- Minister Resident, July 7, 1879–April 15, 1882
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Minister Resident, August 7, 1882–May 2, 1883
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 2, 1883–May 16, 1889
- Lansing Bond Mizner (1825–1893)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 7, 1890–December 31, 1890
- Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 28, 1891–November 14, 1891
- Richard Cutts Shannon (1839–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 14, 1891–April 30, 1893
- Lewis Baker (1832–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 20, 1893–December 9, 1897
- William Lawrence Merry (1835–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 3, 1899–December 31, 1907
- Henry Percival Dodge (1870–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 31, 1907–February 6, 1909
- William Heimke (1847–1931)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 18, 1909–March 16, 1914
- Boaz Walton Long (1876–1962)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 14, 1914–November 7, 1917
- Frank Dundore Arnold (1881–1935)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 1918–February 1921
- Peter Augustus Jay (1877–1933)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 10, 1921–April 28, 1921
- Montgomery Schuyler Jr. (1877–1955)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 12, 1921–April 22, 1925
- Jefferson Caffery (1886–1974)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 20, 1926–July 22, 1928
- Warren Delano Robbins (1885–1935)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 27, 1929–April 30, 1931
- Charles Boyd Curtis (1878–1962)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 6, 1931–December 4, 1931
- Francis Patrick Corrigan (1881–1968)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 30, 1934–August 28, 1937
- Robert Frazer (1878–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 6, 1937–October 31, 1942
- Walter Clarence Thurston (1894–1974)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 14, 1943–April 16, 1943
- Walter Clarence Thurston (1894–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 16, 1943–October 14, 1944
- John Farr Simmons (1892–1968)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 21, 1945–July 1, 1947
- Albert Frank Nufer (1894–1956)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 13, 1947–July 16, 1949
- George Price Shaw (1892–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 23, 1949–April 25, 1952
- Angier Biddle Duke (1915–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 5, 1952–May 21, 1953
- Michael James McDermott (1894–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 25, 1953–September 28, 1954
- Robert Charles Hill (1917–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 4, 1954–September 21, 1955
- Thomas Clifton Mann (1912–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 24, 1955–September 24, 1957
- Thorsten Valentine Kalijarvi (1897–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 6, 1957–December 18, 1960
- Murat Willis Williams (1914–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 21, 1961–July 4, 1964
- Raul Hector Castro (1916–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 11, 1964–July 17, 1968
- William Garton Bowdler (1924–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 15, 1968–September 2, 1971
- Henry Edward Catto Jr. (1930–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 21, 1971–September 2, 1973
- James Fromhart Campbell (1912–1999)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 5, 1974–July 23, 1976
- Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 31, 1976–June 1, 1977
- Frank James Devine (1922–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 1, 1977–February 15, 1980
- Robert Edward White (1926–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 11, 1980–February 1, 1981
- Deane Roesch Hinton (1923–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 28, 1981–July 15, 1983
- Thomas Reeve Pickering (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 5, 1983–June 7, 1985
- Edwin Gharst Corr (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 1985–August 10, 1988
- William Graham Walker (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 30, 1988–February 21, 1992
- Gwen C. Clare (1945–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 1992–September 1993
- Alan H. Flanigan (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 20, 1993–July 9, 1996
- Anne Woods Patterson (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 16, 1997–July 15, 2000
- Rose M. Likins (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 23, 2000–June 16, 2003
- Hugh Douglas Barclay (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 13, 2003–January 17, 2007
- Charles L. Glazer (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 26, 2007–January 17, 2009
- Robert Blau (1955–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, January 2009–September 2010
- Mari Del Carmen Aponte (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 27, 2010–January 2, 2012
- Mari Del Carmen Aponte (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 21, 2012–February 7, 2016
- Jean Elizabeth Manes (1970–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 30, 2016–July 31, 2019
- Ronald D. Johnson (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 6, 2019–
Other Nominees
- John Slidell (1793–1871)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Commissioned to Central America; declined appointment.
- Solon Borland (1808–1864)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 9, 1854, after confirmation. Commissioned to Central America. Did not present credentials in El Salvador.
- William Woods Holden (1818–1892)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned, nomination rejected by the Senate.
- Henry Percival Dodge (1870–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this appointment.
- Michael G. Kozak (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.
- Mari Del Carmen Aponte (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Did not present credentials.