Name
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Image
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Type of Appointee
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Title
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Appointment
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Presentation of credentials
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Termination of mission
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President(s)
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William Carmichael
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Charge d'Affaires
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Apr 20, 1790
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No report has been found concerning Carmichael’s presentation of credentials as Charge d’Affaires en titre; he had already been received as Charge d’Affaires ad interim, May 20, 1782.
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Presented recall Sep 5, 1794
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George Washington
(Unaffiliated)
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William Short
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Minister Resident
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May 28, 1794
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Sep 7, 1794
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Left post, Nov 1, 1795
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David Humphreys
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Minister Plenipotentiary
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May 20, 1796
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Sep 10, 1797
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Probably presented recall soon after December 28, 1801
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John Adams
(Federalist)
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Thomas Jefferson
(Democratic-Republican)
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Charles Pinckney
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Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jun 6, 1801
[1]
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January?March 1802
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Presented recall, Oct 25, 1804
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George W. Erving
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Charge d’Affaires ad interim
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Oct 1805
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Feb 1810
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James Madison
(Democratic-Republican)
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Minister Plenipotentiary
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Aug 10, 1814
[2]
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Aug 24, 1816
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Left post, May 15, 1819
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James Monroe
(Democratic-Republican)
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John Forsyth
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Minister Plenipotentiary
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Feb 16, 1819
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May 18, 1819
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Had farewell audience, Mar 2, 1823
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Hugh Nelson
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Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jan 15, 1823
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Dec 4, 1823
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Presented recall Jul 10, 1825
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John Quincy Adams
(Democratic-Republican)
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Alexander Hill Everett
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Mar 9, 1825
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Sep 4, 1825
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Left post Aug 1, 1829
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Andrew Jackson
(Democratic)
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Cornelius P. Van Ness
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jun 1, 1829
[3]
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Dec 9, 1829
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Presented recall, Dec 21, 1836
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John H. Eaton
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Mar 16, 1836
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No report has been found of Eaton’s presentation of credentials, which probably took place about February 1, 1837
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Left post, May 1, 1840
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Martin Van Buren
(Democratic)
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Aaron Vail
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Charge d'Affaires
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May 20, 1840
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Nov 5, 1840
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Superseded, Aug 1, 1842
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William Henry Harrison
(Whig)
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John Tyler
(Whig/Unaffiliated)
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Washington Irving
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Feb 10, 1842
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Aug 1, 1842
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Presented recall, Jul 29, 1846
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James K. Polk
(Democratic)
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Romulus M. Saunders
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Feb 25, 1846
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Jul 31, 1846
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Presented recall, Sep 24, 1849
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Zachary Taylor
(Whig)
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Daniel M. Barringer
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jun 18, 1849
[4]
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October 24, 1849
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Presented recall Sep 4, 1853
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Millard Fillmore
(Whig)
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Franklin Pierce
(Democratic)
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Pierre Soule
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Apr 7, 1853
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Oct 24, 1853
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Presented recall, Feb 1, 1855
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Angus C. Dodge
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Feb 9, 1855
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Jun 17, 1855
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Presented recall, Mar 12, 1859
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James Buchanan
(Democratic)
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William Preston
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Dec 15, 1858
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Mar 12, 1859
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Presented recall, May 24, 1861
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Abraham Lincoln
(Republican)
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Carl Schurz
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Mar 28, 1861
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Jul 13, 1861
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Left post, Dec 18, 1861
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Gustavus Koerner
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jun 14, 1862
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Nov 4, 1862
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Left post, Jul 20, 1864
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John P. Hale
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Mar 10, 1865
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Sep 30, 1865
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Presented recall, Jul 29, 1869
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Andrew Johnson
(National Union/Democratic)
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Ulysses S. Grant
(Republican)
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Daniel E. Sickles
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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May 15, 1869
[5]
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July 29, 1869
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Presented new credentials on Feb 2, 1871, after change of government; transmitted recall by note Jan 31, 1874
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Caleb Cushing
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jan 6, 1874
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May 30, 1874
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Presented new credentials on Mar 10, 1875, after restoration of monarchy; left post, Apr 9, 1877
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Rutherford B. Hayes
(Republican)
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James Russell Lowell
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jun 11, 1877
[6]
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Aug 18, 1877
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Presented recall, Mar 2, 1880
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Lucius Fairchild
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jan 26, 1880
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Mar 31, 1880
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Presented recall, Dec 20, 1881
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James A. Garfield
(Republican)
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Chester A. Arthur
(Republican)
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Hannibal Hamlin
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jun 30, 1881
[7]
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Dec 20, 1881
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Left post, Oct 17, 1882
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John W. Foster
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Feb 27, 1883
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Jun 16, 1883
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Presented recall, Aug 28, 1885
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Grover Cleveland
(Democratic)
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Jabez L.M. Curry
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Oct 7, 1885
[8]
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Dec 22, 1885
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Left post, Jul 5, 1888
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Perry Belmont
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Nov 17, 1888
[9]
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Feb 13, 1889
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Left post, May 1, 1889
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Benjamin Harrison
(Republican)
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Thomas W. Palmer
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Mar 12, 1889
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Jun 17, 1889
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Left post, Apr 19, 1890
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E. Burd Grubb
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Sep 27, 1890
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Dec 23, 1890
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Left post, May 26, 1892
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A. Loudon Snowden
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jul 22, 1892
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Oct 6, 1892
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Presented recall, Jun 3, 1893
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Grover Cleveland
(Democratic)
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Hannis Taylor
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Apr 8, 1893
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Jul 1, 1893
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Presented recall, Sep 13, 1897
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William McKinley
(Republican)
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Stewart L. Woodford
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Jun 19, 1897
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Sep 13, 1897
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Spain severed diplomatic relations with the U.S., Apr 21, 1898
[10]
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Bellamy Storer
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Apr 12, 1899
[11]
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Jun 16, 1899
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Presented recall, Dec 10, 1902
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Theodore Roosevelt
(Republican)
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Arthur S. Hardy
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Sep 26, 1902
[12]
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Mar 2, 1903
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Presented recall, May 1, 1905
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William Miller Collier
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Mar 8, 1905
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May 15, 1905
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Superseded, Jun 9, 1909
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William Howard Taft
(Republican)
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Henry Clay Ide
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Apr 1, 1909
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Jun 9, 1909
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Left post, Jul 8, 1913
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Woodrow Wilson
(Democratic)
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Joseph E. Willard
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Sep 10, 1913
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Oct 31, 1913
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Left post, Jul 7, 1921
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Warren G. Harding
(Republican)
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Cyrus E. Woods
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Jun 24, 1921
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Oct 14, 1921
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Left post, Apr 18, 1923
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Alexander P. Moore
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Mar 3, 1923
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May 16, 1923
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Left post, Dec 20, 1925
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Calvin Coolidge
(Republican)
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Ogden H. Hammond
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Dec 21, 1925
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Mar 26, 1926
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Left post, Oct 13, 1929
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Herbert Hoover
(Republican)
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Irwin B. Laughlin
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Foreign Service officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Oct 16, 1929
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Dec 24, 1929
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Left post, Apr 12, 1933
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
(Democratic)
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Claude G. Bowers
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Apr 6, 1933
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Jun 1, 1933
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Had final interview, Feb 2, 1939
[13]
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H. Freeman Matthews
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Career Foreign Service Officer
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Charge d’Affaires ad interim
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Apr 13, 1939
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Alexander W. Weddell
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Foreign Service officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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May 3, 1939
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Jun 15, 1939
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Left post, Feb 7, 1942
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Carlton J. H. Hayes
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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May 2, 1942
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Jun 9, 1942
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Left Spain, Jan 18, 1945
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Norman Armour
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Foreign Service officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Dec 15, 1944
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Mar 24, 1945
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Left post, Dec 1, 1945
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Harry S. Truman
(Democratic)
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Philip W. Bonsal
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Career Foreign Service Officer
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Charge d’Affaires ad interim
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Mar 1946
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Jun 1947
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Paul T. Culbertson
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Career Foreign Service Officer
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Charge d'Affaires ad interim
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Jun 1947
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Dec 1950
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Stanton Griffis
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Feb 1, 1951
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Mar 1, 1951
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Relinquished charge, Jan 28, 1952
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Lincoln MacVeagh
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Feb 21, 1952
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Mar 27, 1952
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Left post, Mar 4, 1953
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
(Republican)
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James Clement Dunn
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Foreign Service officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Feb 27, 1953
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Apr 9, 1953
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Left post, Feb 9, 1955
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John Lodge
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Jan 22, 1955
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Mar 24, 1955
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Left post, Apr 13, 1961
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John F. Kennedy
(Democratic)
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Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr.
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Mar 29, 1961
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May 25, 1961
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Left Spain, Oct 12, 1961
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Robert F. Woodward
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Foreign Service officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Apr 7, 1962
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May 10, 1962
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Left post, Feb 1, 1965
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Lyndon B. Johnson
(Democratic)
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Angier Biddle Duke
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Mar 11, 1965
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Apr 1, 1965
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Left post Mar 30, 1968
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Robert F. Wagner
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Jun 24, 1968
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Jul 4, 1968
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Left post, Mar 7, 1969
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Richard Nixon
(Republican)
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Robert C. Hill
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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May 1, 1969
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Jun 12, 1969
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Left post, Jun 12, 1972
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Horacio Rivero Jr.
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Sep 11, 1972
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Oct 11, 1972
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Left post, Nov 26, 1974
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Gerald Ford
(Republican)
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Wells Stabler
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Foreign Service officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Feb 20, 1975
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Mar 13, 1975
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Left post, May 4, 1978
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Jimmy Carter
(Democratic)
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Terence A. Todman
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Foreign Service officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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May 25, 1978
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Jul 20, 1978
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Left post, Aug 8, 1983
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Ronald Reagan
(Republican)
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Thomas Ostrom Enders
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Foreign Service officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Aug 5, 1983
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Sep 15, 1983
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Left post Jul 6, 1986
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Reginald Bartholomew
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Foreign Service officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Aug 18, 1986
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Sep 17, 1986
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Left post, Mar 12, 1989
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George H. W. Bush
(Republican)
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Joseph Zappala
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Oct 10, 1989
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Oct 16, 1989
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Left post, Jun 4, 1992
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Richard Goodwin Capen, Jr.
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Jun 15, 1992
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Jul 8, 1992
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Left post, Feb 17, 1993
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Bill Clinton
(Democratic)
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Richard N. Gardner
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Non-career officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Sep 16, 1993
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Nov 4, 1993
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Left post, Jul 12, 1997
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Edward L. Romero
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Non-career officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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Apr 2, 1998
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Jun 30, 1998
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Left post, May 1, 2001
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George W. Bush
(Republican)
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George L. Argyros
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Non-career officer
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
[14]
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Nov 21, 2001
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Dec 13, 2001
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Left post, Nov 21, 2004
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Eduardo Aguirre
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
[14]
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Jun 21, 2005
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Jun 29, 2005
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Jan 20, 2009
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Alan D. Solomont
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
[14]
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Dec 29, 2009
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Jan 27, 2010
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Left post Jun 28, 2013
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Barack Obama
(Democratic)
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James Costos
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
[14]
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Aug 19, 2013
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Sep 24, 2013
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Left post Jan 18, 2017
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Richard Duke Buchan III
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
[14]
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Nov 20, 2017
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Apr 3, 2018
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Left post Jan 20, 2021
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Donald Trump
(Republican)
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Conrad Tribble
[15]
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Foreign Service officer
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Charge d’Affaires ad interim
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Jan 20, 2021
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Feb 2, 2022
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Joe Biden
(Democratic)
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Julissa Reynoso Pantaleon
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Non-career appointee
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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
[14]
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Jan 7, 2022
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Feb 2, 2022
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Incumbent
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