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Chiefs of Mission for Norway
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Chiefs of Mission
- Charles Hinman Graves (1839–1928)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1905–August 6, 1906
- Herbert Henry Davis Peirce (1849–1916)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 13, 1906–May 30, 1911
- Laurits Selmer Swenson (1865–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 10, 1911–October 4, 1913
- Albert George Schmedemann (1864–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 4, 1913–July 29, 1921
- Laurits Selmer Swenson (1865–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 28, 1921–November 9, 1930
- Hoffman Philip (1872–1951)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 15, 1930–August 3, 1935
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1896–1961)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 7, 1935–May 21, 1937
- Florence Jaffray Hurst Harriman (1870–1967)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1937–April 9, 1940
- Raymond Edwin Cox (1893–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, –July 15, 1940
- Rudolf Emil Schoenfeld (1895–1981)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 2, 1940–
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1896–1961)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 20, 1941–May 13, 1942
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr. (1896–1961)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 13, 1942–December 1, 1943
- Lithgow Osborne (1892–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 20, 1944–April 20, 1946
- Charles Ulrick Bay (1888–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 26, 1946–July 31, 1953
- Lester Corrin Strong (1892–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 10, 1953–February 16, 1957
- Frances Elizabeth Willis (1899–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 19, 1957–May 15, 1961
- Clifton Reginald Wharton (1899–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 18, 1961–September 4, 1964
- Margaret Joy Tibbetts (1919–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 6, 1964–May 23, 1969
- Philip Kingsland Crowe (1908–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 23, 1969–August 31, 1973
- Thomas Ryan Byrne (1923–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 4, 1973–April 10, 1976
- William Allison Anders (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 11, 1976–June 18, 1977
- Louis Abraham Lerner (1935–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 23, 1977–January 28, 1980
- Sidney Anders Rand (1916–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 4, 1980–February 14, 1981
- Marcus Jacob (Mark Evans) Austad (1917–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 5, 1982–September 15, 1984
- Robert D. Stuart (1916–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 16, 1984–July 17, 1989
- Loret Miller Ruppe (1936–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 1989–February 28, 1993
- Thomas A. Loftus (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 18, 1993–December 22, 1997
- David B. Hermelin (1936–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 8, 1998–January 7, 2000
- Robin Chandler Duke (1923–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 12, 2000–March 1, 2001
- John D. Ong (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 27, 2002–November 21, 2005
- Benson K. Whitney (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 12, 2006–June 20, 2009
- Barry B. White (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 5, 2009–September 28, 2013
- Julia Ann Furuta-Toy (1960–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, September 2013–June 2015
- Samuel D. Heins (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 10, 2016–January 12, 2017
- Kenneth J. Braithwaite (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 8, 2018–
Other Nominees
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