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Chiefs of Mission for Netherlands
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Chiefs of Mission
- John Adams (1735–1826)
- Minister Plenipotentiary, April 19, 1782–March 30, 1788
- Charles William Frederic Dumas (1721–1796)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, October 15, 1782–1790
- William Short (1759–1849)
- Minister Resident, June 18, 1792–December 19, 1792
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848)
- Minister Resident, November 6, 1794–June 20, 1797
- William Vans Murray (1760–1803)
- Minister Resident, June 20, 1797–September 2, 1801
- William Eustis (1753–1825)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 20, 1815–May 5, 1818
- Alexander Hill Everett (1790–1847)
- Chargé d’Affaires, January 4, 1819–April 7, 1824
- Christopher Hughes Jr. (1786–1849)
- Chargé d’Affaires, July 10, 1826–January 28, 1830
- William Pitt Preble (1783–1857)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 28, 1830–May 2, 1831
- Auguste Genevieve Valentin Davezac (D’Avezac) (1780–1851)
- Chargé d’Affaires, December 30, 1831–July 13, 1839
- Harmanus Bleecker (1779–1849)
- Chargé d’Affaires, July 13, 1839–August 22, 1842
- Christopher Hughes Jr. (1786–1849)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 22, 1842–June 28, 1845
- Auguste Genevieve Valentin Davezac (D’Avezac) (1780–1851)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 28, 1845–September 16, 1850
- George Folsom (1802–1869)
- Chargé d’Affaires, September 16, 1850–October 11, 1853
- August Belmont (1816–1890)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 11, 1853–September 26, 1854
- August Belmont (1816–1890)
- Minister Resident, September 26, 1854–September 22, 1857
- Henry Cruse Murphy (1810–1882)
- Minister Resident, September 24, 1857–June 8, 1861
- James Shepard Pike (1811–1882)
- Minister Resident, June 8, 1861–May 29, 1866
- Hugh Boyle Ewing (1826–1905)
- Minister Resident, December 1, 1866–October 31, 1870
- Albert Rhodes (1840–1894)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 19, 1866–December 1, 1866
- Charles T. Gorham (1812–1901)
- Minister Resident, December 15, 1870–July 9, 1875
- James Birney (1817–1888)
- Minister Resident, March 29, 1876–April 20, 1882
- William Lewis Dayton Jr. (1839–1897)
- Minister Resident, September 26, 1882–June 8, 1885
- Isaac Bell Jr. (1846–1889)
- Minister Resident, June 8, 1885–April 29, 1888
- Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (1829–1906)
- Minister Resident, August 10, 1888–September 26, 1888
- Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (1829–1906)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 26, 1888–May 17, 1889
- Samuel Richard Thayer (1837–1909)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 24, 1889–August 7, 1893
- William Emory Quinby (1835–1908)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 11, 1893–July 26, 1897
- Stanford Newel (1839–1907)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 19, 1897–June 5, 1903
- Stanford Newel (1839–1907)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 5, 1903–June 30, 1905
- David Jayne Hill (1850–1932)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 15, 1905–June 1, 1908
- Arthur Matthias Beaupre (1853–1919)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 15, 1908–September 25, 1911
- Lloyd Stephens Bryce (1850–1917)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 16, 1911–September 10, 1913
- Henry van Dyke (1852–1933)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 15, 1913–January 11, 1917
- John Work Garrett (1872–1942)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 11, 1917–June 18, 1919
- William Phillips (1878–1968)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 23, 1920–April 11, 1922
- Richard Montgomery Tobin (1866–1952)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 1, 1923–August 29, 1929
- Gerrit John Diekema (1859–1930)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 20, 1929–December 20, 1930
- Laurits Selmer Swenson (1865–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 29, 1931–March 5, 1934
- Grenville Temple Emmet (1877–1937)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 21, 1934–August 21, 1937
- George Anderson Gordon (1885–1959)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 10, 1937–May 13, 1940
- Rudolf Emil Schoenfeld (1895–1981)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Belgium, August 15, 1940–
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1896–1961)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 27, 1941–May 8, 1942
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1896–1961)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 8, 1942–December 1, 1943
- Stanley Kuhl Hornbeck (1883–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 8, 1944–March 7, 1947
- Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872–1953)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 12, 1947–August 26, 1949
- Selden Chapin (1899–1963)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 27, 1949–October 30, 1953
- Harrison Freeman Matthews (1899–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 25, 1953–June 11, 1957
- Philip Young (1910–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 27, 1957–December 20, 1960
- John Stanley Rice (1899–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 6, 1961–May 27, 1964
- William Royall Tyler (1910–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 23, 1965–June 20, 1969
- John William Middendorf II (1924–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 9, 1969–June 10, 1973
- Kingdon Gould Jr. (1924–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 18, 1973–September 30, 1976
- Robert James McCloskey (1922–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 22, 1976–March 10, 1978
- Geri M. Joseph (1923–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 6, 1978–June 17, 1981
- William Jennings Dyess (1929–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 2, 1982–July 19, 1983
- L. Paul Bremer III (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 31, 1983–August 25, 1986
- John Shad (1923–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 24, 1987–February 23, 1989
- C. Howard Wilkins Jr. (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 13, 1989–July 11, 1992
- Thomas Howard Gewecke (1944–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 1992–July 1993
- K. Terry Dornbush (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 16, 1994–July 28, 1998
- Cynthia Perrin Schneider (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 2, 1998–June 17, 2001
- Clifford M. Sobel (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 6, 2001–August 24, 2005
- Roland Arnall (1939–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 8, 2006–March 4, 2008
- James Culbertson (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 13, 2008–January 18, 2009
- Fay Hartog Levin (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 19, 2009–September 15, 2012
- Edwin Richard Nolan Jr. (1955–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, September 2011–June 2013
- Timothy M. Broas (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 19, 2014–February 13, 2016
- Shawn P. Crowley (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 29, 2016–January 4, 2018
- Peter Hoekstra (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 10, 2018–
Other Nominees
- William Livingston (1723–1790)
- Minister Plenipotentiary: Elected on June 23, 1785, to be Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Netherlands; declined appointment.
- John Rutledge (1739–1800)
- Minister Plenipotentiary: Elected on July 5, 1785, to be Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Netherlands; declined appointment.
- Christopher Hughes Jr. (1786–1849)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nomination of December 11, 1828, tabled by the Senate.
- August Belmont (1816–1890)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Daniel Edgar Sickles (1825–1914)
- Minister Resident: Declined appointment.
- John Adams Dix (1798–1879)
- Minister Resident: Declined appointment.
- Francis Brown Stockbridge (1826–1894)
- Minister Resident: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Joseph Pomeroy Root (1826–1885)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Richard Montgomery Tobin (1866–1952)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this appointment.
- Grenville Temple Emmet (1877–1937)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this appointment. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
- Donald Herman Alexander (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of May 14, 1992, withdrawn on July 22, 1992.