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Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 1987

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • *Morton Isaac Abramowitz (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1978–1981)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1985–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1989–1991)
    • Career Ambassador (1989)
  • Elliott Abrams (1948–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1981–1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1981)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1985–1989)
  • David Manker Abshire (1926–2014)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1970–1973)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1983–1987)
  • Kenneth Lee Adelman (1946–)
    • Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1983–1987)
  • *G. Norman Anderson (1932–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1986–1989)
  • *Michael Hayden Armacost (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1982–1984)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1984–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1989–1993)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1989)
  • Daryl Arnold (1924–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1987–1989)
  • *Robert E. Barbour (1927–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1984–1987)
  • *Harry George Barnes Jr. (1926–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1973–1977)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1977–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1981–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1985–1988)
  • *Reginald Bartholomew (1936–2012)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1979–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1983–1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1986–1989)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1989–1992)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1992–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1993–1997)
  • *Natale H. Bellocchi (1926–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1985–1988)
  • *Harry Earl Bergold Jr. (1931–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (Not commissioned; nomination of June 6, 1988, was not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • Everett E. Bierman (1924–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1986–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1986–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (1987–1989)
  • *James Keough Bishop (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1979–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1987–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1990–1991)
  • *John Dale Blacken (1930–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1986–1989)
  • *John Propst Blane (1929–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1982–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1985–1988)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Chad ()
  • *Richard Wood Boehm (1926–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1988–1992)
  • *Paul Harold Boeker (1938–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1977–1980)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1980–1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1984–1987)
  • *Richard Wayne Bogosian (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1985–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1990–1993)
  • *Stephen Warren Bosworth (1939–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1979–1981)
    • Director of Policy Planning (1983–1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1997–2001)
  • *Donald J. Bouchard (1937–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1985–1987)
  • *Charles William Bray III (1933–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1981–1985)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1987–1988)
  • *L. Paul Bremer III (1941–)
    • Executive Secretary (1981–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1983–1986)
    • Ambassador at Large (1986–1989)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1986–1989)
  • *Everett Ellis Briggs (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1982–1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1986–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1990–1993)
  • *William Andreas Brown (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1985–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1988–1992)
  • Richard R. Burt (1947–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1981–1982)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1983–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1985–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the U.S. Office for Arms Reduction Negotiations (Geneva) (1989–1991)
  • Bruce Chapman (1940–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (1985–1988)
  • *Joan Margaret Clark (1922–)
    • Director of the Office of Management Policy (1977–1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1979–1981)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1981–1983)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1983–1989)
  • *Warren Clark Jr. (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1987–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1987–1989)
  • *Paul Matthews Cleveland (1931–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1985–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1986–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1989–1992)
  • *Elinor Greer Constable (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1986–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1993–1995)
  • *Edwin Gharst Corr (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1980–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1981–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1985–1988)
  • *Trusten Frank Crigler (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1976–1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1987–1990)
  • Chester A. Crocker (1941–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1981–1989)
  • *Walter Leon Cutler (1931–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1975–1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iran (1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1981–1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1988–1989)
  • Arthur H. Davis Jr. (1917–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1982–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1986–1990)
  • *John Roger Davis Jr. (1927–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Poland (1987)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Poland (1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1988–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1991–1994)
  • *Willard Ames De Pree (1928–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1976–1980)
    • Director of the Office of Management Policy (1983–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1987–1990)
  • *Peter John De Vos (1938–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1983–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1990–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1992–1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1994–1997)
  • *John Gunther Dean (1926–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1974–1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1975–1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1978–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1981–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1985–1988)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mali ()
  • Edward J. Derwinski (1926–2012)
    • Counselor (1983–1987)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1987–1989)
  • *Carl Edward Dillery (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1984–1987)
  • Diana Lady Dougan (1943–)
    • Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (1984–1988)
  • Eben Howard Dustin (1923–)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (1984–1988)
  • *William Lester Eagleton Jr. (1926–2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Algeria (1974)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Libya (1980)
    • Principal Officer, Iraq (1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1984–1988)
  • Fred J. Eckert (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1982–1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1982–1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1982–1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1982–1984)
    • U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1987–1989)
  • Mark L. Edelman (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1987–1989)
  • Millicent Fenwick (1910–1992)
    • U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1983–1987)
  • *Thomas C. Ferguson (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1987–1989)
  • *John Pierce Ferriter (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1985–1987)
  • *David C. Fields (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1986–1989)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1990–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (1992–1995)
  • J. Edward Fox (1948–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1986–1989)
  • *Myles Robert Rene Frechette (1936–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1983–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1994–1997)
  • Sherman M. Funk (1925–2013)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1987–1994)
  • Jean Broward Shevlin Gerard (1938–1996)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (1981–1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1985–1990)
  • Joseph Ghougassian (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1985–1989)
  • Theodore E. Gildred (1925–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1986–1989)
  • *Charles A. Gillespie Jr. (1935–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1985–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1988–1991)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Grenada ()
  • *Brandon Hambright Grove Jr. (1929–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1984–1987)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1988–1992)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, German Democratic Republic ()
  • Henry Anatole Grunwald (1922–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1987–1990)
  • Carol Boyd Hallett (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1986–1989)
  • *Paul Julian Hare (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1985–1988)
  • *William Caldwell Harrop (1929–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1975–1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1980–1983)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1983–1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1987–1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1991–1993)
  • *Arthur Adair Hartman (1926–2015)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1973–1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1977–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1981–1987)
    • Career Ambassador (1984)
  • Margaret Mary O’Shaughnessy Heckler (1931–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1985–1989)
  • *Irvin Hicks (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1985–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1994–1996)
  • *Deane Roesch Hinton (1923–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1974–1975)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1976–1979)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1979–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1981–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1983–1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1987–1990)
    • Career Ambassador (1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1990–1994)
  • *Henry Allen Holmes Jr. (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1982–1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1985–1989)
    • Ambassador at Large (1989–1993)
  • *Hume Alexander Horan (1934–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1980–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1983–1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1987–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1992–1995)
  • *Herbert E. Horowitz (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (1986–1989)
  • *Robert Gordon Houdek (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1985–1988)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Ethiopia (1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (1993–1996)
  • *W. Nathaniel Howell (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1987–1990)
  • *Richard C. Howland (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1987–1990)
  • *L. Craig Johnstone (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1985–1988)
  • Max M. Kampelman (1920–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the U.S. Office for Arms Reduction Negotiations (Geneva) (1985)
    • Counselor (1987–1989)
  • Alton Gold Keel Jr. (1943–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1987–1989)
  • *Robert Vossler Keeley (1929–2015)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Uganda (1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1976–1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1980–1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1985–1989)
  • *John Hubert Kelly (1939–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1986–1988)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1989–1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1991–1994)
  • Richard Thomas Kennedy (1919–1998)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (1981–1993)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (1981–1982)
    • Ambassador at Large (1982–1993)
  • Alan L. Keyes (1950–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1985–1987)
  • *Lowell C. Kilday (1931–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1985–1988)
  • *Barrington King (1930–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1984–1987)
  • Alfred Hugh Kingon (1931–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1987–1989)
  • *Roger Kirk (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1973–1975)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna) (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1985–1989)
  • *David Adolph Korn (1930–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Ethiopia (1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1986–1988)
  • *Sheldon J. Krys (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1985–1988)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1988–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1989–1992)
  • *Dennis Kux (1931–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1986–1989)
  • *Denis Lamb (1937–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1987–1990)
  • *Robert E. Lamb (1936–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1983–1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1987–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1990–1993)
  • Laurence William Lane Jr. (1919–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1985–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1985–1989)
  • Ronald Stephen Lauder (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1986–1987)
  • *Clint Arlen Lauderdale (1932–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1984–1987)
  • *Burton Levin (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1987–1990)
  • *Melvyn Levitsky (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1984–1987)
    • Executive Secretary (1987–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1989–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1994–1998)
  • James Roderick Lilley (1935–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1986–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1989–1991)
  • *Winston Lord (1937–)
    • Director of Policy Planning (1973–1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1985–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1993–1997)
  • *Stephen Low (1927–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1976–1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1979–1981)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1982–1987)
  • *Alan Wood Lukens (1924–2019)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1984–1987)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Central African Republic ()
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Chad ()
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Congo (Brazzaville) ()
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Gabon ()
  • *Samuel Eldred Lupo (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1987–1990)
  • *Princeton Nathan Lyman (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1986–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1992–1995)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1997–1998)
  • Patricia Gates Lynch (1926–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1986–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1986–1989)
  • *Stephen R. Lyne (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1987–1989)
  • *David Lyle Mack (1940–)
    • Principal Officer, Iraq (1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1986–1989)
  • Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1977–1988)
  • *Jack Foust Matlock Jr. (1929–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1981–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1987–1991)
  • *Gary L. Matthews (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1985–1987)
  • Richard T. McCormack (1941–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1983–1985)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1985–1989)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1989–1991)
  • *Brunson McKinley (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1986–1989)
  • Douglas W. McMinn (1947–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1985–1987)
  • Melville Peter McPherson (1940–)
    • Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1981–1987)
  • *Francis Joseph Meehan (1924–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1979–1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1985–1988)
  • James H. Michel (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1987–1989)
  • John William Middendorf II (1924–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1969–1973)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1981–1985)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1985–1987)
  • *John Cameron Monjo (1931–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Indonesia (1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1987–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1992–1995)
  • George Cranwell Montgomery (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1985–1989)
  • Jonathan Moore (1932–2017)
    • Ambassador at Large (1986–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1987–1989)
  • *George Edward Moose (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1983–1986)
    • Director of the Office of Management Policy (1987–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1988–1991)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1993–1997)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1997–2001)
    • Career Ambassador (2002)
  • *James B. Moran (1924–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1987–1991)
  • *Richard William Murphy (1929–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1971–1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1974–1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1978–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1981–1983)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1983–1989)
    • Career Ambassador (1985)
  • Thomas Anthony Nassif (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1985–1988)
  • *John Dimitri Negroponte (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1981–1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1985–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1989–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1993–1996)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2004–2005)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2007–2009)
  • *Leonardo Neher (1922–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1984–1987)
  • *Harvey Frans Nelson Jr. (1924–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1985–1988)
  • Gregory J. Newell (1949–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1982–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1985–1989)
  • *David George Newton (1935–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (1985–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1994–1997)
  • Julian Martin Niemczyk (1920–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1986–1989)
  • *Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1985–1989)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1989–1991)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1991–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1993–1997)
  • Paul Henry Nitze (1907–2004)
    • Director of Policy Planning (1950–1953)
    • Ambassador at Large (1986–1989)
  • James Edward Nolan Jr. (1931–)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1986–1988)
  • *Robie Marcus Hooker Palmer (1941–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1986–1990)
  • *Ronald DeWayne Palmer (1932–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1976–1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1981–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1986–1989)
  • *Robert Halsey Pelletreau Jr. (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1979–1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1987–1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1991–1993)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1994–1997)
  • *Vernon Dubois Penner Jr. (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1986–1989)
  • *Edward Joseph Perkins (1928–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1985–1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1986–1989)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1989–1992)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1992–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1993–1996)
  • Cynthia Shepart Perry (1928–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1986–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1989–1993)
  • Joseph Carlton Petrone (1922–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1987–1989)
  • *Donald K. Petterson (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1978–1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1986–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1992–1995)
  • *James Daniel Phillips (1933–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1986–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1990–1993)
  • *Thomas Reeve Pickering (1931–)
    • Executive Secretary (1973–1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1974–1978)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1978–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1981–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1983–1985)
    • Career Ambassador (1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1985–1988)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1992–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1993–1996)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1997–2000)
  • Alberto Martinez Piedra (1926–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1984–1987)
  • Charles J. Pilliod Jr. (1918–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1986–1989)
  • *Nicholas Platt (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1982–1984)
    • Executive Secretary (1985–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1987–1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1991–1992)
  • *Sol Polansky (1926–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1987–1990)
  • Charles H. Price II (1931–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1981–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1983–1989)
  • *Robert Maxwell Pringle (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1987–1990)
  • *Robert Lee Pugh (1931–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1985–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1988–1989)
  • *Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1976–1978)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1978–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1982–1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1989–1992)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1992–1995)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1995–1997)
  • Maxwell M. Rabb (1910–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1981–1989)
  • *Arnold Lewis Raphel (1943–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1987–1988)
  • James Wilson Rawlings (1929–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1986–1989)
  • *Charles Edgar Redman (1943–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1987–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1994–1996)
  • Otto Juan Reich (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1986–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2002)
  • Robert G. Rich Jr. (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (1987–1990)
  • *Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1977–1980)
    • Counselor (1980–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1982–1985)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1985–1989)
  • Leonard Rochwarger (1925–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1987–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1987–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1987–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1987–1989)
  • Joe M. Rodgers (1933–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1985–1989)
  • *Fernando Enrique Rondon (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1982–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1985–1988)
  • Selwa Roosevelt (1929–)
    • Chief of Protocol (1982–1989)
  • *Edward Morgan Rowell (1931–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1985–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1988–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1990–1994)
  • Francis Stephen Ruddy (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1984–1988)
  • *William Arthur Rugh (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1992–1995)
  • Paul A. Russo (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (1986–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1986–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (1986–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (1986–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (1986–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1986–1988)
  • L. Nicholas Ruwe (1933–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1985–1989)
  • *Robert J. Ryan Jr. (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1984–1987)
  • *John Douglas Scanlan (1927–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1985–1989)
  • *Howard Bruner Schaffer (1929–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1984–1987)
  • Richard Schifter (1923–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1985–1992)
  • Rockwell Anthony Schnabel (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1985–1989)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2001–2005)
  • *Peter Sebastian (1926–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1984–1987)
  • John Shad (1923–1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1987–1989)
  • Frank J. Shakespeare Jr. (1925–)
    • Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1969–1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1985–1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (1986–1989)
  • *David H. Shinn (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1987–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1996–1999)
  • *Harry Walter Shlaudeman (1926–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1975–1976)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1976–1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1977–1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador at Large (1984–1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1986–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1990–1992)
  • *Thomas P. Shoesmith (1922–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1983–1987)
  • George Pratt Shultz (1920–2021)
    • Secretary of State (1982–1989)
  • *Leonard Grant Shurtleff (1940–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1987–1990)
  • Gaston Joseph Sigur Jr. (1924–1995)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1986–1989)
  • Robert M. Smalley (1925–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1987–1989)
  • Abraham D. Sofaer (1938–)
    • Legal Adviser (1985–1990)
  • Richard H. Solomon (1937–2017)
    • Director of Policy Planning (1986–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1992–1993)
  • Peter R. Sommer (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1987–1989)
  • Michael Sotirhos (1928–2019)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1985–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1989–1993)
  • *James William Spain (1926–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1975–1979)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1980–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1985–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1985–1989)
  • *Ronald Ian Spiers (1925–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1969–1973)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1973–1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1977–1980)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1980–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1981–1983)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (1983–1989)
    • Career Ambassador (1984)
  • *Walter Edward Stadtler (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1986–1989)
  • Edmund Stohr (1918–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1982–1990)
  • Robert Strausz-Hupé (1903–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1970–1971)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1970–1971)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1972–1974)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1974–1976)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1976–1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1981–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
  • *Edward J. Streator (1930–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1984–1987)
  • Robert D. Stuart (1916–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1984–1989)
  • *Roscoe Seldon Suddarth (1935–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1987–1990)
  • Geoffrey Swaebe (1911–1997)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1981–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1983–1988)
  • Lewis Arthur Tambs (1927–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1983–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1985–1987)
  • *Clyde D. Taylor (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1985–1988)
  • Daniel James Terra (1911–1996)
    • Ambassador at Large (1981–1989)
  • *Samuel B. Thomsen (1931–)
    • Representative, Marshall Islands (1987–1990)
  • *Terence Alphonso Todman (1926–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1969–1972)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1972–1975)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1974–1977)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1977–1978)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1978–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1983–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1989–1993)
    • Career Ambassador (1989)
  • *Theresa Anne Tull (1936–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Laos (1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1987–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1993–1996)
  • John Edwin Upston (1935–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1985–1987)
  • *George Southall Vest (1918–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1974–1977)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1977–1981)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1981–1985)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1985–1989)
    • Career Ambassador (1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (Nomination withdrawn on May 5, 1977.)
  • *Lannon Walker (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1985–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1995–1998)
  • W. Allen Wallis (1912–1998)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1982–1989)
  • Vernon A. Walters (1917–2002)
    • Ambassador at Large (1981–1985)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1985–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1989–1991)
  • *Alexander Fletcher Watson (1939–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Bolivia (1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1986–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (Nomination of May 12, 1992, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • Leon Jerome Weil (1927–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1984–1987)
  • *Melissa Foelsch Wells (1932–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1976–1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1976–1977)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1987–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1991–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (1998–2001)
  • John C. Whitehead (1922–2015)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1985–1989)
  • Faith Ryan Whittlesey (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1981–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1985–1988)
  • Charles Z. Wick (1917–2008)
    • Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1981–1989)
  • Malcolm Richard Wilkey (1918–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1985–1990)
  • *Larry C. Williamson (1930–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1984–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1984–1987)
  • *Frank G. Wisner II (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1979–1982)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1986–1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1991–1992)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1992–1993)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1994–1997)
    • Career Ambassador (1995)
  • Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (1943–)
    • Director of Policy Planning (1981–1982)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1982–1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1986–1989)
  • M. Alan Woods (1946–1989)
    • Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1987–1989)
  • Ann Barbara Wrobleski (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1986–1989)
  • *Michael Gordon Wygant (1936–)
    • Representative, Micronesia, Federated States of (1987–1990)
  • Clayton Keith Yeutter (1930–2017)
    • U.S. Trade Representative (1985–1989)
  • Sam H. Zakhem (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1986–1989)