William Cabell Rives (1792–1868)

State of Residence: Virginia
  1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
    Appointed: April 18, 1829
    Presentation of Credentials: October 25, 1829
    Termination of Mission: Left post on September 27, 1832
    • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 10, 1830, after confirmation. Reaccredited after change of government; formally received on January 14, 1831.
  2. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
    Appointed: July 20, 1849
    Presentation of Credentials: November 8, 1849
    Termination of Mission: Presented recall on May 12, 1853
    • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 18, 1850, after confirmation. Reaccredted on January 10, 1853, when France again became an empire.