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Chiefs of Mission for Turkey
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Chiefs of Mission
- David Porter (1780–1843)
- Chargé d’Affaires, September 13, 1831–May 23, 1840
- David Porter (1780–1843)
- Minister Resident, May 23, 1840–March 3, 1843
- Dabney Smith Carr (1802–1854)
- Minister Resident, February 29, 1844–October 20, 1849
- George Perkins Marsh (1801–1882)
- Minister Resident, March 11, 1850–December 19, 1853
- Carroll Spence (1818–1896)
- Minister Resident, February 9, 1854–December 12, 1857
- James Williams (1796–1869)
- Minister Resident, May 27, 1858–May 25, 1861
- Edward Joy Morris (1815–1881)
- Minister Resident, October 22, 1861–October 25, 1870
- Isaac Wayne MacVeagh (1833–1917)
- Minister Resident, October 25, 1870–June 10, 1871
- George Henry Boker (1823–1890)
- Minister Resident, March 25, 1872–May 1, 1875
- Horace Maynard (1814–1882)
- Minister Resident, June 12, 1875–July 15, 1880
- James Longstreet (1821–1904)
- Minister Resident, December 14, 1880–April 29, 1881
- Lewis Wallace (1827–1905)
- Minister Resident, September 6, 1881–September 4, 1882
- Lewis Wallace (1827–1905)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 4, 1882–May 15, 1885
- Samuel Sullivan Cox (1824–1889)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 25, 1885–September 14, 1886
- Oscar Solomon Straus (1850–1926)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1887–June 16, 1889
- Solomon Hirsch (1839–1902)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 28, 1889–June 16, 1892
- David Preston Thompson (1834–1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 11, 1893–May 1, 1893
- Alexander Watkins Terrell (1827–1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 7, 1893–June 15, 1897
- James Burrill Angell (1829–1916)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 3, 1897–August 13, 1898
- Oscar Solomon Straus (1850–1926)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 15, 1898–December 20, 1899
- John G.A. Leishman (1857–1924)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 29, 1901–October 5, 1906
- John G.A. Leishman (1857–1924)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 5, 1906–June 10, 1909
- Oscar Solomon Straus (1850–1926)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 4, 1909–September 3, 1910
- William Woodville Rockhill (1854–1914)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 28, 1911–November 20, 1913
- Henry Morgenthau (1856–1946)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 11, 1913–February 1, 1916
- Abram Isaac Elkus (1867–1947)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 2, 1916–April 20, 1917
- Joseph Clark Grew (1880–1965)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 12, 1927–March 13, 1932
- Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1867–1936)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 20, 1932–March 23, 1933
- Robert Peet Skinner (1866–1960)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 16, 1933–January 16, 1936
- John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881–1960)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 16, 1936–November 28, 1941
- Laurence Adolph Steinhardt (1892–1950)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 10, 1942–April 2, 1945
- Edwin Carleton Wilson (1893–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 11, 1945–August 20, 1948
- George Wadsworth II (1893–1958)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 1, 1948–January 2, 1952
- George Crews McGhee (1912–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 15, 1952–June 19, 1953
- Avra Milvin Warren (1893–1957)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 17, 1953–February 17, 1956
- William Fletcher Warren (1896–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 13, 1956–November 15, 1960
- Raymond Arthur Hare (1901–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 5, 1961–August 27, 1965
- Parker Thompson Hart (1910–1997)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 11, 1965–October 3, 1968
- Robert William Komer (1922–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 3, 1968–May 7, 1969
- William Jules Handley (1918–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1969–April 19, 1973
- William Butts Macomber Jr. (1921–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 16, 1973–June 15, 1977
- Ronald Ian Spiers (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 12, 1977–January 11, 1980
- James William Spain (1926–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 26, 1980–August 16, 1981
- Robert Strausz-Hupé (1903–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 7, 1981–May 18, 1989
- Morton Isaac Abramowitz (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 1, 1989–July 25, 1991
- Richard Clark Barkley (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 8, 1991–December 15, 1994
- Marc Isaiah Grossman (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 3, 1995–June 1, 1997
- Mark Robert Parris (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 12, 1997–September 8, 2000
- W. Robert Pearson (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 21, 2000–July 23, 2003
- Eric S. Edelman (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 2003–June 19, 2005
- Ross L. Wilson (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 8, 2005–August 9, 2008
- James Franklin Jeffrey (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 3, 2008–July 31, 2010
- Francis Joseph Ricciardone (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 28, 2011–July 8, 2014
- John R. Bass (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 20, 2014–
- John R. Bass (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 20, 2014–October 15, 2017
- David Michael Satterfield (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 10, 2019–
Other Nominees
- George William Erving (1769–1850)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Not commissioned, although his nomination was confirmed by the Senate.
- Carroll Spence (1818–1896)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- James Watson Webb (1802–1884)
- Minister Resident: Declined appointment.
- Joseph J. Stewart (?–)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by the Senate.