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Chiefs of Mission for Two Sicilies
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Chiefs of Mission
- John Nelson (1794–1860)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, January 25, 1832–October 15, 1832
- Enos Thompson Throop (1784–1874)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, September 28, 1838–December 29, 1841
- William Boulware (1811–1870)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, December 29, 1841–June 24, 1845
- William Hawkins Polk (1815–1862)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, July 24, 1845–May 11, 1847
- John Rowan (1773–1853)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, June 27, 1848–November 9, 1849
- Edward Joy Morris (1815–1881)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, April 4, 1850–August 25, 1853
- Robert Dale Owen (1801–1877)
- Chargé d’Affaires, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, October 22, 1853–September 20, 1854
- Robert Dale Owen (1801–1877)
- Minister Resident, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, September 20, 1854–September 20, 1858
- Joseph Ripley Chandler (1792–1880)
- Minister Resident, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, September 20, 1858–November 6, 1860
Other Nominees
- Thomas Withers Chinn (1791–1852)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Did not proceed to post. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
- James M. Power (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Did not proceed to post.
- Robert Dale Owen (1801–1877)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.