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Chiefs of Mission for Peru
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Chiefs of Mission
- James Cooley (1791–1828)
- Chargé d’Affaires, May 21, 1827–February 24, 1828
- Samuel Larned (1788–1846)
- Chargé d’Affaires, November 30, 1829–March 6, 1837
- James B. Thornton (1801–1838)
- Chargé d’Affaires, March 16, 1837–December 10, 1837
- James Chamberlayne Pickett (1793–1872)
- Chargé d’Affaires, January 30, 1840–April 28, 1845
- John Alexander Bryan (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, April 28, 1845–August 4, 1845
- Albert Gallatin Jewett (1802–1885)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 4, 1845–April 11, 1846
- John Randolph Clay (1808–1885)
- Chargé d’Affaires, December 15, 1847–March 16, 1853
- John Randolph Clay (1808–1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 22, 1853–October 19, 1860
- Christopher Robinson (1806–1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 11, 1862–November 26, 1865
- Alvin Peterson Hovey (1821–1891)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 22, 1866–September 22, 1870
- Thomas Settle (1831–1888)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 13, 1871–November 22, 1871
- Francis Thomas (1799–1876)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 10, 1872–July 5, 1875
- Richard Gibbs (1819–1894)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 10, 1875–April 15, 1879
- Isaac Peckham Christiancy (1812–1890)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 19, 1879–August 2, 1881
- Stephen Augustus Hurlbut (1815–1882)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 2, 1881–September 28, 1881
- Seth Ledyard Phelps (1824–1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 24, 1884–June 24, 1885
- Charles William Buck (1849–1930)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 3, 1885–March 13, 1889
- John Hicks (1847–1917)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1889–June 24, 1893
- James Andrew McKenzie (1840–1904)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 24, 1893–April 13, 1897
- Irving Bedell Dudley (1861–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 20, 1897–February 14, 1907
- Leslie Combs (1852–1940)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 10, 1907–February 23, 1911
- Henry Clay Howard (1860–1928)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 1, 1911–September 9, 1913
- Benton McMillin (1845–1933)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 9, 1913–September 5, 1919
- William Elliott Gonzales (1866–1937)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 24, 1920–October 11, 1921
- Miles Poindexter (1868–1946)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 20, 1923–March 21, 1928
- Alexander Pollock Moore (1867–1930)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 11, 1928–July 10, 1929
- Fred Morris Dearing (1879–1963)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 23, 1930–June 3, 1937
- Laurence Adolph Steinhardt (1892–1950)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 13, 1937–April 10, 1939
- Raymond Henry Norweb (1894–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 10, 1940–September 30, 1943
- John Campbell White (1884–1967)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 4, 1944–June 17, 1945
- William Douglas Pawley (1896–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 20, 1945–April 27, 1946
- William Prentice Cooper Jr. (1895–1969)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1946–June 29, 1948
- Harold Hilgard Tittmann Jr. (1893–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 27, 1948–March 30, 1955
- Ellis Ormsbee Briggs (1899–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 27, 1955–June 5, 1956
- Theodore Carter Achilles (1905–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 24, 1956–January 27, 1960
- Selden Chapin (1899–1963)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 7, 1960–August 7, 1960
- James Isaac Loeb Jr. (1908–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 23, 1961–July 18, 1962
- John Wesley Jones (1907–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 6, 1963–June 2, 1969
- Taylor Garrison Belcher (1920–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 1969–April 4, 1974
- Robert William Dean (1920–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 2, 1974–June 17, 1977
- Harry Walter Shlaudeman (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 28, 1977–October 20, 1980
- Edwin Gharst Corr (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 6, 1980–October 11, 1981
- Francis Vincent Ortiz Jr. (1926–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 10, 1981–October 27, 1983
- David C. Jordan (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 20, 1984–July 17, 1986
- Alexander Fletcher Watson (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 27, 1986–August 9, 1989
- Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 11, 1989–September 16, 1992
- Charles H. Brayshaw (1942–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, September 1992–December 1993
- Alvin P. Adams (1942–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 15, 1993–August 16, 1996
- Dennis Coleman Jett (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 16, 1996–July 3, 1999
- John Randle Hamilton (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 6, 1999–July 10, 2002
- John R. Dawson (1950–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 2, 2002–August 1, 2003
- James Curtis Struble (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 4, 2004–April 21, 2007
- Peter Michael McKinley (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 27, 2007–July 14, 2010
- Rose M. Likins (1959–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 30, 2010–September 20, 2013
- Brian A. Nichols (1965–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 3, 2014–October 13, 2017
- Krishna R. Urs (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 18, 2017–July 29, 2020
Other Nominees
- John B. Prevost (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Emanuel J. West (1796–1830)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 12, 1830, but died en route to post before his second commission was issued.
- James Rudolph Partridge (1823–1884)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office and proceeded to post, but did not present credentials; left Peru on March 24, 1883.