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Chiefs of Mission for Cambodia
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Chiefs of Mission
- Donald Read Heath (1894–1981)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 11, 1950–July 12, 1952
- Donald Read Heath (1894–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 12, 1952–October 2, 1954
- Robert Mills McClintock (1909–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 2, 1954–October 15, 1956
- Carl Walther Strom (1899–1969)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 7, 1956–March 8, 1959
- William Cattell Trimble (1907–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 23, 1959–June 8, 1962
- Philip Dodson Sprouse (1906–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 20, 1962–March 3, 1964
- Alf Echols Bergeson (1924–1995)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, –May 3, 1965
- Lloyd Michael Rives (1921–2011)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 16, 1969–
- Emory Coblentz Swank (1922–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 15, 1970–September 5, 1973
- John Gunther Dean (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 3, 1974–April 12, 1975
- Charles H. Twining Jr. (1940–)
- Representative, November 11, 1991–
- Charles H. Twining Jr. (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 17, 1994–November 20, 1995
- Kenneth Michael Quinn (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 28, 1996–July 25, 1999
- Kent M. Wiedemann (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 31, 1999–May 16, 2002
- Charles Aaron Ray (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 4, 2003–July 11, 2005
- Joseph A. Mussomeli (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 22, 2005–December 25, 2008
- Carol Ann Rodley (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 20, 2009–September 29, 2011
- William Edward Todd (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 8, 2012–August 14, 2015
- William A. Heidt (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 2, 2015–November 29, 2018
- W. Patrick Murphy (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 18, 2019–
Other Nominees
- Randolph Appleton Kidder (1913–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office and proceeded to post, but did not present credentials; left post on September 18, 1964.