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Chiefs of Mission
- Jonathan Russell (1771–1832)
- Minister Plenipotentiary, April 29, 1818–October 22, 1818
- Christopher Hughes Jr. (1786–1849)
- Chargé d’Affaires, January 21, 1819–July 5, 1825
- John James Appleton (1792–1864)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 28, 1826–August 16, 1830
- Christopher Hughes Jr. (1786–1849)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 16, 1830–September 22, 1841
- George Washington Lay (1798–1860)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 4, 1842–October 11, 1845
- Henry William Ellsworth (1814–1864)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 11, 1845–January 25, 1861
- Francis Schroeder (1814–1886)
- Chargé d’Affaires, April 22, 1850–August 19, 1854
- Francis Schroeder (1814–1886)
- Minister Resident, August 19, 1854–September 17, 1857
- Benjamin Franklin Angel (1815–1894)
- Minister Resident, November 4, 1857–June 25, 1861
- Jacob Samils Haldeman (1827–1889)
- Minister Resident, June 25, 1861–September 24, 1864
- James Hepburn Campbell (1820–1895)
- Minister Resident, September 24, 1864–March 29, 1867
- Joseph Jackson Bartlett (1834–1893)
- Minister Resident, June 4, 1867–July 24, 1869
- Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829–1922)
- Minister Resident, July 24, 1869–November 5, 1877
- John Leavitt Stevens (1820–1895)
- Minister Resident, November 5, 1877–June 3, 1883
- William Widgery Thomas Jr. (1839–1927)
- Minister Resident, September 6, 1883–June 30, 1885
- Rufus Magee (1845–1929)
- Minister Resident, July 3, 1885–September 26, 1889
- Rufus Magee (1845–1929)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 26, 1888–May 25, 1889
- William Widgery Thomas Jr. (1839–1927)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 27, 1889–May 2, 1894
- Thomas Barker Ferguson (1841–1922)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 2, 1894–February 7, 1898
- William Widgery Thomas Jr. (1839–1927)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 8, 1898–May 31, 1905
- Charles Hinman Graves (1839–1928)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1905–December 12, 1913
- Ira Nelson Morris (1875–1942)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 28, 1914–April 3, 1923
- Robert Woods Bliss (1875–1962)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 8, 1923–March 15, 1927
- Leland Harrison (1883–1951)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 31, 1927–November 11, 1929
- John Motley Morehead (1870–1965)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 31, 1930–April 6, 1933
- Laurence Adolph Steinhardt (1892–1950)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 28, 1933–June 26, 1937
- Fred Morris Dearing (1879–1963)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 23, 1937–June 17, 1938
- Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876–1957)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 26, 1938–July 14, 1941
- Herschel Vespasian Johnson II (1894–1966)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 12, 1941–April 28, 1946
- Louis Goethe Dreyfus Jr. (1889–1973)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 3, 1947–October 6, 1947
- Harrison Freeman Matthews (1899–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 5, 1947–May 24, 1950
- William Walton Butterworth (1903–1975)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 18, 1950–December 9, 1953
- John Moors Cabot (1901–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 6, 1954–May 14, 1957
- Francis White (1892–1961)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 17, 1957–December 9, 1958
- James Cowles Hart Bonbright (1903–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 9, 1959–March 20, 1961
- James Graham Parsons (1907–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 16, 1961–April 17, 1967
- William Womack Heath (1903–1971)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 23, 1967–January 23, 1969
- Jerome Heartwell Holland (1916–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 14, 1970–August 30, 1972
- Arthur Joseph Olsen (1920–2003)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, December 1972–May 1974
- Robert Strausz-Hupé (1903–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 29, 1974–March 3, 1976
- David Shiverick Smith (1918–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 7, 1976–April 29, 1977
- Rodney O’Gliasain Kennedy-Minott (1928–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 29, 1977–September 26, 1980
- William Cowles Hamilton (1922–2015)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, September 1980–October 1981
- Franklin S. Forsberg (1905–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 14, 1982–December 12, 1985
- Gregory J. Newell (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 19, 1985–June 12, 1989
- Charles Edgar Redman (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 13, 1989–August 24, 1992
- Thomas L. Siebert (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 24, 1994–December 17, 1997
- Lyndon Lowell Olson Jr. (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 22, 1998–August 1, 2001
- Charles A. Heimbold Jr. (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 26, 2001–February 12, 2004
- Miles Teel Bivins (1947–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 9, 2004–January 31, 2006
- Michael Wood (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 8, 2006–January 20, 2009
- Matthew Winthrop Barzun (1970–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 21, 2009–May 28, 2011
- Mark Francis Brzezinski (1965–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 24, 2011–July 6, 2015
- Azita Raji (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 15, 2016–January 20, 2017
- David Lindwall (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, January 20, 2017–December 18, 2018
- Kenneth A. Howery (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 12, 2019–
Other Nominees
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
- Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not proceed to Stockholm, but negotiated a treaty with Sweden which was signed at Paris on April 3, 1783.
- William Clark Somerville (1790–1826)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Did not proceed to post.
- John McGinnis Jr. (?–)
- Minister Resident: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Did not proceed to post, his nomination having been rejected by the Senate while he was en route.
- John Snyder Carlile (1817–1878)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination first confirmed and then reconsidered by the Senate, with no final action taken.
- Harrison Freeman Matthews (1899–1986)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post in this capacity.
- Nicolas M. Salgo (1914–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of June 16, 1992, not acted upon by the Senate.