Richard Rush (1780–1859)

State of Residence: Pennsylvania
  1. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (United Kingdom)
    Appointed: 1817
    Presentation of Credentials: February 12, 1818
    Termination of Mission: Presented recall on April 27, 1825
    • Month and day not included on record copy of commission, which was issued during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 16, 1817, after confirmation. Commissioned to the court of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  2. Secretary of State ad interim
    Appointed: March 10, 1817
    Termination of Appointment: September 22, 1817
    • Attorney General; Acting Secretary of State
  3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (France)
    Appointed: March 3, 1847
    Presentation of Credentials: July 31, 1847
    Termination of Mission: Presented recall on October 8, 1849
    • Reaccredited on April 26, 1848, when France again became a republic.