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Chiefs of Mission for Paraguay
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Chiefs of Mission
- Charles Ames Washburn (1822–1889)
- Commissioner, November 26, 1861–May 13, 1863
- Charles Ames Washburn (1822–1889)
- Minister Resident, May 13, 1863–September 10, 1868
- Martin Thomas McMahon (1838–1906)
- Minister Resident, December 12, 1868–June 21, 1869
- John Leavitt Stevens (1820–1895)
- Minister Resident, July 6, 1870–May 19, 1873
- John Curtis Caldwell (1833–1912)
- Minister Resident, December 15, 1874–October 6, 1876
- John Curtis Caldwell (1833–1912)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 6, 1876–July 10, 1882
- William Williams (1821–1896)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 26, 1882–July 21, 1885
- John Edmund Bacon (1830–1897)
- Chargé d’Affaires, September 16, 1885–October 23, 1888
- John Edmund Bacon (1830–1897)
- Minister Resident, October 23, 1888–December 26, 1888
- George Earl Maney (1826–1901)
- Minister Resident, May 19, 1890–August 1891
- George Earl Maney (1826–1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 1891–June 30, 1894
- Granville Stuart (1834–1918)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 6, 1894–January 4, 1898
- William Rufus Finch (1847–1913)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 3, 1898–May 29, 1905
- Edward Charles O’Brien (1860–1927)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 5, 1905–October 10, 1909
- Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865–1934)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 29, 1910–July 8, 1911
- Nicolay Andrew Grevstad (1851–1940)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 30, 1911–February 19, 1914
- Daniel Francis Mooney (1865–1930)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 13, 1914–June 13, 1921
- William Joseph O’Toole (1894–1928)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 3, 1922–February 21, 1924
- George Lewis Kreeck (1882–1945)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 22, 1925–February 5, 1930
- George Post Wheeler (1869–1956)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 12, 1930–April 17, 1933
- Meredith Nicholson (1866–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 30, 1933–February 3, 1935
- Findley Burtch Howard (1885–)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 14, 1935–January 16, 1941
- Wesley Frost (1884–1968)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 30, 1941–April 15, 1942
- Wesley Frost (1884–1968)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 15, 1942–May 28, 1944
- Willard Leon Beaulac (1899–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 13, 1944–May 28, 1947
- William Fletcher Warren (1896–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 8, 1947–July 25, 1950
- Howard Hobson Tewksbury (1895–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 9, 1951–February 16, 1952
- George Price Shaw (1892–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1952–October 31, 1953
- Arthur Ainslie Ageton (1900–1971)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 9, 1954–April 10, 1957
- Walter Christian Ploeser (1907–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 6, 1957–September 12, 1959
- Harry Farnum Stimpson Jr. (1913–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 23, 1959–March 12, 1961
- William Pennell Snow (1907–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 4, 1961–June 15, 1967
- Benigno Carlos Hernandez (1917–2007)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 9, 1967–July 15, 1969
- John Raymond Ylitalo (1916–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 14, 1969–September 11, 1972
- George Walter Landau (1920–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 13, 1972–October 14, 1977
- Robert Edward White (1926–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 30, 1977–January 27, 1980
- Lyle Franklin Lane (1926–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 9, 1980–May 21, 1982
- Arthur H. Davis Jr. (1917–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 6, 1982–September 28, 1985
- Clyde D. Taylor (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 12, 1985–September 2, 1988
- Timothy Lathrop Towell (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 26, 1988–April 27, 1991
- Jon David Glassman (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 8, 1991–May 3, 1994
- Robert Edward Service (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 18, 1994–October 7, 1997
- Maura Ann Harty (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 22, 1997–May 30, 1999
- David N. Greenlee (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 19, 2000–January 15, 2003
- John F. Keane (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 11, 2003–October 27, 2005
- James Caldwell Cason (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 1, 2006–August 2, 2008
- Liliana Ayalde (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 11, 2008–August 5, 2011
- James H. Thessin (1948–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 30, 2011–August 4, 2014
- Leslie Ann Bassett (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 15, 2015–January 31, 2017
- Hugo F. Rodriguez (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, January 31, 2017–March 6, 2018
- Lee McClenny (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 13, 2018–September 16, 2020
Other Nominees
- Lewis Wallace (1827–1905)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Not commissioned; nomination to be Chargé d’Affaires to Paraguay and Uruguay withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Jeremiah McLain Rusk (1830–1893)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Declined appointment.
- Hampton Robb (1895–1956)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.