Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 1906

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • Alvey Augustus Adee (1842–1924)
    • Third Assistant Secretary of State (1882–1886)
    • Second Assistant Secretary of State (1886–1924)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1898)
    • Assistant Secretary of State (1924)
  • Robert Bacon (1860–1919)
    • Assistant Secretary of State (1905–1909)
    • Secretary of State (1909)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1909–1912)
  • John Barrett (1866–1938)
    • Minister Resident/Consul General, Thailand (1894–1898)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1903–1904)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Panama (1904–1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1905–1906)
  • Arthur Matthias Beaupre (1853–1919)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1903)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1904–1908)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1908–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1908–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Cuba (1911–1913)
  • Charles Page Bryan (1856–1918)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, China (1897)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1898–1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1903–1910)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1909–1911)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1911–1912)
  • Brutus Junius Clay (1847–1932)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1905–1910)
  • William Miller Collier (1867–1956)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Spain (1905–1909)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1921–1928)
  • Leslie Combs (1852–1940)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1902–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1902–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Peru (1906–1911)
  • Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865–1912)
    • Minister Resident/Consul General, Dominican Republic (1904–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1907–1909)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Chile (1909)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Panama (1910)
  • Irving Bedell Dudley (1861–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Peru (1897–1907)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1906–1911)
  • Charles Spencer Francis (1853–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Greece (1900–1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Romania (1900–1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Serbia (1900–1902)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1906–1910)
  • Henry Watson Furniss (1868–1955)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1905–1913)
  • Charles Hinman Graves (1839–1928)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Norway (1905–1906)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1905–1913)
  • Lloyd Carpenter Griscom (1872–1959)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Iran (1901–1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Japan (1902–1905)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1906–1907)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1906–1909)
  • Samuel Rene Gummere (1849–1920)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1905–1909)
  • John Hicks (1847–1917)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Peru (1889–1893)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Chile (1905–1909)
  • David Jayne Hill (1850–1932)
    • Assistant Secretary of State (1898–1903)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1903–1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1905–1908)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1905–1908)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1908–1911)
  • Lewis Morris Iddings (1850–1921)
    • Agent/Consul General, Egypt (1905–1910)
  • John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Chile (1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Greece (1902–1903)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Romania (1902–1903)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Serbia (1902)
    • Diplomatic Agent, Bulgaria (1903–1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Greece (1903–1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Romania (1903–1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Serbia (1903–1905)
    • Diplomatic Agent, Bulgaria (1905–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Greece (1905–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Montenegro (1905–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Iran (1907–1909)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Cuba (1909–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1911–1913)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Romania (1911–1913)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Serbia (1911–1913)
  • Hamilton King (1852–1912)
    • Minister Resident/Consul General, Thailand (1898–1903)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1903–1912)
  • Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee (1870–1949)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1905–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1907)
  • John G.A. Leishman (1857–1924)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1897–1901)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1900–1906)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1906–1909)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1909–1911)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1911–1913)
  • Ernest Lyon (1860–1938)
    • Minister Resident/Consul General, Liberia (1903–1910)
  • Charles Edward Magoon (1861–1920)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Panama (1905–1906)
  • Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849–1919)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Austria (1901–1902)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1902)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1902–1905)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1905–1907)
  • William Lawrence Merry (1835–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1897–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1897–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1897–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1907–1908)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1907–1908)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1908–1911)
  • George von Lengerke Meyer (1858–1918)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1900–1905)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1905–1907)
  • Edwin Vernon Morgan (1865–1934)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Cuba (1905–1910)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Korea (1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1909–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1909–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1911–1912)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1912–1933)
  • Edward Charles O’Brien (1860–1927)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1905–1909)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1905–1909)
  • Thomas James O’Brien (1842–1933)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1905–1907)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1907–1911)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1911–1913)
  • Richmond Pearson (1852–1923)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Iran (1902–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Greece (1907–1909)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Montenegro (1907–1909)
  • Herbert Henry Davis Peirce (1849–1916)
    • Third Assistant Secretary of State (1901–1906)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Norway (1906–1911)
  • Whitelaw Reid (1837–1912)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, France (1889–1892)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1905–1912)
  • John Wallace Riddle (1864–1941)
    • Agent/Consul General, Egypt (1903–1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Romania (1905–1907)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Serbia (1905–1907)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1906–1909)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1921–1925)
  • William Woodville Rockhill (1854–1914)
    • Third Assistant Secretary of State (1894–1896)
    • Assistant Secretary of State (1896–1897)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General, Greece (1897–1898)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General, Romania (1897–1898)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary/Consul General, Serbia (1897–1898)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Greece (1898–1899)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Romania (1898–1899)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Serbia (1898–1899)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, China (1905–1909)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1909–1911)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1911–1913)
  • Elihu Root (1845–1937)
    • Secretary of State (1905–1909)
  • William Worthington Russell (1859–1944)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1904–1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1905–1910)
    • Minister Resident/Consul General, Dominican Republic (1910–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1911–1913)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1915–1925)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1925–1927)
  • William Brooks Sorsby (1858–1912)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1902–1908)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1908)
  • Herbert Goldsmith Squiers (1859–1911)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Cuba (1902–1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Panama (1906–1909)
  • Bellamy Storer (1847–1922)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1897–1899)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Spain (1899–1902)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1902–1906)
  • David Eugene Thompson (1854–1942)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1902–1905)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1902)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1905)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1906–1909)
  • Charlemagne Tower (1848–1923)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Austria (1897–1899)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1899–1902)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1902–1908)
  • Henry White (1850–1927)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1905–1907)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1906–1909)
  • Henry Lane Wilson (1856–1932)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Chile (1897–1904)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Greece (1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Romania (1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Serbia (1902)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1905–1909)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1909–1913)
  • Luke Edward Wright (1846–1922)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1906–1907)