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Chiefs of Mission for Portugal
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Chiefs of Mission
- David Humphreys (1752–1818)
- Minister Resident, May 13, 1791–July 25, 1797
- William Loughton Smith (1758–1812)
- Minister Plenipotentiary, September 8, 1797–September 9, 1801
- Thomas Sumter Jr. (1768–1840)
- Minister Plenipotentiary, June 7, 1810–July 24, 1819
- John Graham (1774–1820)
- Minister Plenipotentiary, June 24, 1819–June 13, 1820
- John James Appleton (1792–1864)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, June 1820–July 12, 1821
- Henry Dearborn Sr. (1751–1829)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 7, 1822–June 30, 1824
- Thomas Ludwell Lee Brent (1784–1847)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 24, 1825–November 28, 1834
- Edward Kavanagh (1795–1844)
- Chargé d’Affaires, July 25, 1835–April 19, 1841
- Washington Barrow (1817–1866)
- Chargé d’Affaires, December 28, 1841–February 24, 1844
- Abraham Rencher (1798–1883)
- Chargé d’Affaires, February 24, 1844–November 4, 1847
- George Washington Hopkins (1804–1861)
- Chargé d’Affaires, November 4, 1847–October 18, 1849
- James Brown Clay (1817–1864)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 18, 1849–August 19, 1850
- Charles Brickett Haddock (1796–1861)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 17, 1851–June 16, 1854
- John Louis O’Sullivan (1813–1895)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 16, 1854–October 19, 1854
- John Louis O’Sullivan (1813–1895)
- Minister Resident, October 19, 1854–July 15, 1858
- George Washington Morgan (1820–1893)
- Minister Resident, July 15, 1858–July 19, 1861
- James E. Harvey (1820–)
- Minister Resident, July 19, 1861–July 15, 1869
- Samuel Shellabarger (1817–1896)
- Minister Resident, July 15, 1869–January 1, 1870
- Charles Hance Lewis (1816–)
- Minister Resident, June 15, 1870–April 8, 1875
- Benjamin Moran (1820–1886)
- Minister Resident, April 8, 1875–November 9, 1876
- Benjamin Moran (1820–1886)
- Chargé d’Affaires, November 15, 1876–September 27, 1882
- John Morgan Francis (1823–1897)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, October 5, 1882–August 25, 1884
- Lewis Richmond (1824–1894)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, October 23, 1884–May 7, 1885
- Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1892)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, June 18, 1885–June 14, 1889
- George Bailey Loring (1817–1891)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, August 29, 1889–May 31, 1890
- George Sherman Batcheller (1837–1908)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, December 30, 1890–August 17, 1892
- Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1841–1901)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, March 20, 1893–May 24, 1893
- George William Caruth (1842–1921)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 30, 1893–July 24, 1897
- Lawrence Townsend (1860–1954)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 18, 1897–May 29, 1899
- John Nichol Irwin (1845–1905)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 26, 1899–May 15, 1900
- Francis Butler Loomis (1861–1948)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 14, 1901–September 16, 1902
- Charles Page Bryan (1856–1918)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 25, 1903–January 16, 1910
- Henry Tifft Gage (1852–1938)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 11, 1910–October 5, 1910
- Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865–1934)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 3, 1911–February 11, 1912
- Cyrus E. Woods (1861–1938)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 20, 1912–August 19, 1913
- Thomas Howard Birch (1875–1929)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 15, 1913–March 15, 1922
- Fred Morris Dearing (1879–1963)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 6, 1922–February 28, 1930
- John Glover South (1873–1940)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 26, 1930–July 28, 1933
- Robert Granville Caldwell (1882–1976)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 21, 1933–May 28, 1937
- Herbert Claiborne Pell (1884–1961)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 31, 1937–February 3, 1941
- Bert Fish (1875–1943)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 26, 1941–July 21, 1943
- Raymond Henry Norweb (1894–1983)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 3, 1943–June 20, 1944
- Raymond Henry Norweb (1894–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 20, 1944–February 15, 1945
- Herman Benjamin Baruch (1872–1953)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 12, 1945–March 9, 1947
- John Cooper Wiley (1893–1967)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 18, 1947–March 15, 1948
- Lincoln MacVeagh (1890–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 9, 1948–February 26, 1952
- Cavendish Wells Cannon (1895–1962)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 2, 1952–August 1, 1953
- M. Robert Guggenheim (1885–1959)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 12, 1953–September 19, 1954
- James Cowles Hart Bonbright (1903–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 18, 1955–November 27, 1958
- Charles Burke Elbrick (1908–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 13, 1959–August 31, 1963
- George Whelan Anderson Jr. (1906–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 22, 1963–June 1, 1966
- William Tapley Bennett Jr. (1917–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 20, 1966–July 21, 1969
- Ridgway Brewster Knight (1911–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 30, 1969–February 24, 1973
- Stuart Nash Scott (1906–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 23, 1974–January 12, 1975
- Frank Charles Carlucci III (1930–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 24, 1975–February 5, 1978
- Richard Joseph Bloomfield (1927–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 10, 1978–June 10, 1982
- Henry Allen Holmes Jr. (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 15, 1982–June 26, 1985
- Frank J. Shakespeare Jr. (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 16, 1985–October 4, 1986
- Edward Morgan Rowell (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 29, 1988–March 30, 1990
- Everett Ellis Briggs (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 25, 1990–September 3, 1993
- Sharon P. Wilkinson (1947–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, September 1993–September 1994
- Elizabeth Frawley Bagley (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 21, 1994–October 3, 1997
- Gerald S. McGowan (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 10, 1998–July 3, 2001
- John N. Palmer (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 28, 2001–September 25, 2004
- Alfred Hoffman (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 30, 2005–September 15, 2007
- Thomas F. Stephenson (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 8, 2008–June 21, 2009
- Allan J. Katz (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 28, 2010–July 28, 2013
- Robert A. Sherman (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 3, 2014–January 20, 2017
- George E. Glass (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 30, 2017–
Other Nominees
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848)
- Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this appointment.
- John James Appleton (1792–1864)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Not commissioned; nomination to be Chargé d’Affaires at Rio de Janeiro rejected by the Senate.
- John Louis O’Sullivan (1813–1895)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- William Cumback (1829–1905)
- Minister Resident: Declined appointment.
- John Morgan Francis (1823–1897)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post in capacity of Chargé d’Affaires.
- Henry Sherman Boutell (1856–1926)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Meredith Nicholson (1866–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Richard Noyes Viets (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of September 15, 1987, was not acted upon by the Senate.