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Chiefs of Mission for Venezuela
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Chiefs of Mission
- John Gustavus Adolphus Williamson (1793–1840)
- Chargé d’Affaires, June 30, 1835–August 7, 1840
- Allen A. Hall (?–1867)
- Chargé d’Affaires, September 22, 1841–November 29, 1844
- Vespasian Ellis (1799–1859)
- Chargé d’Affaires, November 29, 1844–August 1, 1845
- Benjamin Glover Shields (1808–1850)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 1, 1845–January 2, 1850
- Isaac Nevitt Steele (1809–1891)
- Chargé d’Affaires, January 7, 1850–October 18, 1853
- Charles Eames (1812–1867)
- Chargé d’Affaires, May 23, 1854–September 2, 1854
- Charles Eames (1812–1867)
- Minister Resident, September 2, 1854–September 14, 1858
- Edward A. Turpin (1804–1880)
- Minister Resident, September 21, 1858–November 16, 1861
- Erastus Dean Culver (1803–1889)
- Minister Resident, October 7, 1862–May 17, 1866
- James Wilson (1825–1867)
- Minister Resident, October 10, 1866–August 8, 1867
- Thomas Neel Stilwell (1830–1874)
- Minister Resident, December 16, 1867–June 7, 1868
- James Rudolph Partridge (1823–1884)
- Minister Resident, July 8, 1869–May 9, 1870
- William Anderson Pile (1829–1889)
- Minister Resident, October 9, 1871–January 9, 1874
- Thomas Russell Jr. (1825–1887)
- Minister Resident, July 4, 1874–January 29, 1877
- Jehu Baker (1822–1903)
- Minister Resident, March 18, 1878–September 5, 1881
- George W. Carter (1826–1901)
- Minister Resident, June 30, 1881–May 16, 1882
- Jehu Baker (1822–1903)
- Minister Resident, May 16, 1882–July 7, 1884
- Jehu Baker (1822–1903)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, July 7, 1884–June 20, 1885
- Charles Lewis Scott (1827–1899)
- Minister Resident/Consul General, June 24, 1885–September 18, 1888
- Charles Lewis Scott (1827–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 18, 1888–January 18, 1889
- William Lindsay Scruggs (1836–1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 30, 1889–December 15, 1892
- Frank Charles Partridge (1861–1943)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 4, 1893–January 9, 1894
- Seneca Haselton (1848–1921)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 14, 1894–May 1, 1895
- Allen Thomas (1830–1907)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 22, 1895–June 30, 1897
- Francis Butler Loomis (1861–1948)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 6, 1897–March 25, 1901
- Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856–1927)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 24, 1901–May 1, 1905
- William Worthington Russell (1859–1944)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 22, 1905–March 24, 1910
- John Work Garrett (1872–1942)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 30, 1911–October 21, 1911
- Elliott Northcott (1869–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 14, 1912–June 3, 1913
- Preston Buford McGoodwin (1880–1945)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 22, 1913–October 5, 1921
- Willis Clifford Cook (1874–1942)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 1, 1922–May 7, 1929
- George Thomas Summerlin (1872–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 21, 1930–January 15, 1935
- Meredith Nicholson (1866–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 22, 1935–April 14, 1938
- Antonio Cornelius Gonzalez (1888–1965)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 18, 1938–February 8, 1939
- Francis Patrick Corrigan (1881–1968)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 14, 1939–September 5, 1947
- Walter Joseph Donnelly (1896–1970)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 1, 1947–September 2, 1950
- Norman Armour (1887–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 7, 1950–October 2, 1951
- William Fletcher Warren (1896–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 21, 1951–March 24, 1956
- Dempster McIntosh (1896–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 26, 1956–December 27, 1957
- Edward John Sparks (1897–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 19, 1958–April 15, 1961
- Teodoro Moscoso (1910–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 23, 1961–November 21, 1961
- Charles Allen Stewart (1907–1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 14, 1962–November 28, 1964
- Maurice Marshall Bernbaum (1910–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 4, 1965–July 9, 1969
- Robert Mills McClintock (1909–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 7, 1970–March 14, 1975
- Harry Walter Shlaudeman (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 9, 1975–May 14, 1976
- Viron Peter Vaky (1925–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 26, 1976–June 24, 1978
- William Henry Luers (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 9, 1978–June 28, 1982
- George Walter Landau (1920–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 25, 1982–June 4, 1985
- Otto Juan Reich (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 6, 1986–July 17, 1989
- Kenneth N. Skoug Jr. (1931–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 1989–September 1990
- Michael Martin Skol (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 19, 1990–August 23, 1993
- Jeffrey S. Davidow (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 1, 1993–May 16, 1996
- John F. Maisto (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 21, 1997–August 7, 2000
- Donna Jean Hrinak (1951–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 25, 2000–January 23, 2002
- Charles S. Shapiro (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 19, 2002–August 21, 2004
- William R. Brownfield (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 15, 2004–September 5, 2007
- Patrick D. Duddy (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 29, 2007–July 16, 2010
- John Patrick Caulfield (1951–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 2010–July 2011
- James Michael Derham (1947–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, October 2011–April 2013
- Lee McClenny (1961–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, July 9, 2014–December 15, 2017
- James Story (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires, July 19, 2018–
Other Nominees
- Charles Eames (1812–1867)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nomination of February 25, 1856, withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Henry Taylor Blow (1817–1875)
- Minister Resident: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on July 5, 1861, after confirmation. Proceeded to post but did not present credentials; left Venezuela on February 22, 1862.
- William Anderson Pile (1829–1889)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt (1876–1938)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- John Gavin Hurd (1914–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Eric M. Javits (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of July 11, 1989, withdrawn on June 26, 1990.
- Larry Leon Palmer (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of June 24, 2010, returned to the President on December 22, 2010.