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Chiefs of Mission for Azerbaijan
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Chiefs of Mission
- Richard Monroe Miles (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 16, 1992–November 15, 1993
- Richard Dale Kauzlarich (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 20, 1994–July 20, 1997
- Stanley Tuemler Escudero (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 4, 1997–October 1, 2000
- Ross L. Wilson (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 11, 2000–April 24, 2003
- Reno Leon Harnish III (1949–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 1, 2003–January 3, 2006
- Anne E. Derse (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 3, 2006–January 22, 2009
- Donald Lu (1966–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, July 2009–July 2010
- Matthew J. Bryza (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 17, 2011–January 3, 2012
- Richard L. Morningstar (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 3, 2012–July 31, 2014
- Robert Francis Cekuta (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 19, 2015–March 31, 2018
- Earle D. Litzenberger (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 12, 2019–
Other Nominees
- Matthew J. Bryza (1964–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of January 26, 2012, withdrawn on April 26, 2012.