Jonathan Russell (1771-1832)

Non-career appointee
State of Residence: Rhode Island

1. Chargé d'Affaires (France)
   Appointed: November 5, 1810
   Termination of Mission: Superseded November 17, 1811
   • Commission not of record, but enclosed with an instruction of this date. Received his commission about Feb 13, 1811; was not issued a letter of credence, but continued his official relations with the Government of France begun in Sep. 1810 as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.
2. Chargé d'Affaires (United Kingdom)
   Appointed: July 27, 1811
   Presentation of Credentials: November 15, 1811
   
   • Commission (issued during a recess of the Senate) not of record, but enclosed with an instruction of Jul 27, 1811.
3. Minister Plenipotentiary (Sweden)
   Appointed: January 18, 1814
   Presentation of Credentials: April 29, 1818
   Termination of Mission: Left post October 22, 1818
   • An earlier nomination of May 29, 1813 had been rejected by the Senate. Served at the court of Sweden and Norway; resident at Stockholm.