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Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 1986
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- Shirley Levoy Abbott (1924–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1984–1986)
- *Morton Isaac Abramowitz (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1978–1981)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1985–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1989–1991)
- Elliott Abrams (1948–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1981–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1981)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1985–1989)
- David Manker Abshire (1926–2014)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1970–1973)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1983–1987)
- Weston Adams (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (1984–1986)
- Kenneth Lee Adelman (1946–)
- Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1983–1987)
- *G. Norman Anderson (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1986–1989)
- Thomas H. Anderson Jr. (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1984–1986)
- *George Roberts Andrews (1932–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1983–1986)
- *Michael Hayden Armacost (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1982–1984)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1984–1989)
- Secretary of State ad interim (1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1989–1993)
- *Diego Cortes Asencio (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1977–1980)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1983–1986)
- William Lockhart Ball III (1948–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1985–1986)
- *Robert E. Barbour (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1984–1987)
- *Harry George Barnes Jr. (1926–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1973–1977)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1977–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1985–1988)
- *Reginald Bartholomew (1936–2012)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1979–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1986–1989)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1989–1992)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1992–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1993–1997)
- *Natale H. Bellocchi (1926–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1985–1988)
- *Harry Earl Bergold Jr. (1931–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (Not commissioned; nomination of June 6, 1988, was not acted upon by the Senate.)
- Everett E. Bierman (1924–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (1987–1989)
- *John Dale Blacken (1930–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1986–1989)
- *John Propst Blane (1929–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1982–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1985–1988)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Chad ()
- *Richard Wood Boehm (1926–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1988–1992)
- *Paul Harold Boeker (1938–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1977–1980)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1980–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1984–1987)
- *Richard Wayne Bogosian (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1990–1993)
- *Stephen Warren Bosworth (1939–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1979–1981)
- Director of Policy Planning (1983–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1997–2001)
- *Donald J. Bouchard (1937–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1985–1987)
- *L. Paul Bremer III (1941–)
- Executive Secretary (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1983–1986)
- Ambassador at Large (1986–1989)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1986–1989)
- *Peter Scott Bridges (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1984–1986)
- *Everett Ellis Briggs (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1982–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1990–1993)
- *William Andreas Brown (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1988–1992)
- *James Richard Bullington (1940–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Benin (1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1983–1986)
- Richard R. Burt (1947–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1981–1982)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1983–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the U.S. Office for Arms Reduction Negotiations (Geneva) (1989–1991)
- Gerald P. Carmen (1930–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1984–1986)
- Bruce Chapman (1940–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (1985–1988)
- *Joan Margaret Clark (1922–)
- Director of the Office of Management Policy (1977–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1979–1981)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1981–1983)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1983–1989)
- *Paul Matthews Cleveland (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1989–1992)
- *Elinor Greer Constable (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1986–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1993–1995)
- *Edwin Gharst Corr (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1985–1988)
- Chester A. Crocker (1941–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1981–1989)
- *Walter Leon Cutler (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1975–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iran (1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1988–1989)
- Arthur H. Davis Jr. (1917–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1982–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1986–1990)
- *Willard Ames De Pree (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1976–1980)
- Director of the Office of Management Policy (1983–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1987–1990)
- *Peter John De Vos (1938–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1983–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1990–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1992–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1994–1997)
- *John Gunther Dean (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1974–1975)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1975–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1978–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1981–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1985–1988)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mali ()
- *Edmund T. DeJarnette (1938–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1989–1992)
- Director, Angola (1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (1994–1995)
- Edward J. Derwinski (1926–2012)
- Counselor (1983–1987)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1987–1989)
- *Carl Edward Dillery (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1984–1987)
- Lev E. Dobriansky (1918–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1982–1986)
- Diana Lady Dougan (1943–)
- Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy (1984–1988)
- Howard Eugene Douglas (1940–)
- Ambassador at Large (1982–1986)
- Eben Howard Dustin (1923–)
- Director of the Office of Medical Services (1984–1988)
- *William Lester Eagleton Jr. (1926–2011)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Algeria (1974)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Libya (1980)
- Principal Officer, Iraq (1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1984–1988)
- *Thomas Ostrom Enders (1931–1996)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1974–1975)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1975–1979)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1979–1981)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1983–1986)
- Millicent Fenwick (1910–1992)
- U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1983–1987)
- *John Arthur Ferch (1936–)
- Principal Officer, Cuba (1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1985–1986)
- *John Pierce Ferriter (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1985–1987)
- *David C. Fields (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1986–1989)
- Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1990–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (1992–1995)
- J. Edward Fox (1948–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1986–1989)
- *Myles Robert Rene Frechette (1936–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1983–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1994–1997)
- *Robert Eugene Fritts (1934–2015)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1974–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1983–1986)
- *Paul Fisher Gardner (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1984–1986)
- John A. Gavin (1931–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1981–1986)
- Jean Broward Shevlin Gerard (1938–1996)
- U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1985–1990)
- Joseph Ghougassian (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1985–1989)
- Theodore E. Gildred (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1986–1989)
- *Charles A. Gillespie Jr. (1935–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1988–1991)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Grenada ()
- *Brandon Hambright Grove Jr. (1929–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1984–1987)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1988–1992)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, German Democratic Republic ()
- Carol Boyd Hallett (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1986–1989)
- *Paul Julian Hare (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1985–1988)
- *William Caldwell Harrop (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1975–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1980–1983)
- Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1987–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1991–1993)
- *Arthur Adair Hartman (1926–2015)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1973–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1977–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1981–1987)
- Career Ambassador (1984)
- Margaret Mary O’Shaughnessy Heckler (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1985–1989)
- *Robert Thomas Hennemeyer (1925–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (1984–1986)
- *Irvin Hicks (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1985–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1994–1996)
- *Deane Roesch Hinton (1923–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1974–1975)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1976–1979)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1979–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1983–1986)
- Career Ambassador (1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1987–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1990–1994)
- *John Herbert Holdridge (1924–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1975–1978)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1981–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1982–1986)
- *Henry Allen Holmes Jr. (1933–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1982–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1985–1989)
- Ambassador at Large (1989–1993)
- *Hume Alexander Horan (1934–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1987–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1992–1995)
- *Herbert E. Horowitz (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (1986–1989)
- *Robert Gordon Houdek (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1985–1988)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Ethiopia (1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (1993–1996)
- *L. Craig Johnstone (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1985–1988)
- David C. Jordan (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1984–1986)
- Bernard Kalb (1922–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1985–1986)
- Robert Brendon Keating (1924–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1983–1986)
- *Robert Vossler Keeley (1929–2015)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Uganda (1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1976–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1980–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1985–1989)
- *John Hubert Kelly (1939–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1986–1988)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1989–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1991–1994)
- Richard Thomas Kennedy (1919–1998)
- Under Secretary of State for Management (1981–1982)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (1981–1993)
- Ambassador at Large (1982–1993)
- Alan L. Keyes (1950–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1985–1987)
- *Lowell C. Kilday (1931–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1985–1988)
- *Barrington King (1930–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1984–1987)
- *Roger Kirk (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1973–1975)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna) (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1985–1989)
- *David Adolph Korn (1930–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Ethiopia (1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1986–1988)
- *Sheldon J. Krys (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1985–1988)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1988–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1989–1992)
- *Dennis Kux (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1986–1989)
- Laurence William Lane Jr. (1919–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1985–1989)
- Ronald Stephen Lauder (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1986–1987)
- *Clint Arlen Lauderdale (1932–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1984–1987)
- *Donald Charles Leidel (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1983–1986)
- *Melvyn Levitsky (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1984–1987)
- Executive Secretary (1987–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1994–1998)
- *Arthur Winston Lewis (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1983–1986)
- James Roderick Lilley (1935–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1989–1991)
- *Winston Lord (1937–)
- Director of Policy Planning (1973–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1985–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1993–1997)
- *Stephen Low (1927–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1976–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1979–1981)
- Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1982–1987)
- *William Henry Luers (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1978–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1983–1986)
- *Alan Wood Lukens (1924–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1984–1987)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Central African Republic ()
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Chad ()
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Congo (Brazzaville) ()
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Gabon ()
- *George Quincey Lumsden Jr. (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1982–1986)
- *Princeton Nathan Lyman (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1986–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1992–1995)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1997–1998)
- Patricia Gates Lynch (1926–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1986–1989)
- *David Lyle Mack (1940–)
- Principal Officer, Iraq (1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1986–1989)
- Michael Joseph Mansfield (1903–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1977–1988)
- *Gary L. Matthews (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1985–1987)
- Richard T. McCormack (1941–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1983–1985)
- Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1985–1989)
- Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1989–1991)
- *Brunson McKinley (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1986–1989)
- *Clayton E. McManaway Jr. (1933–2010)
- Director of the Office of Management Policy (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1983–1986)
- Douglas W. McMinn (1947–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1985–1987)
- Melville Peter McPherson (1940–)
- Administrator of the Agency for International Development (1981–1987)
- *Francis Joseph Meehan (1924–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1979–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1985–1988)
- John William Middendorf II (1924–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1969–1973)
- Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1981–1985)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1985–1987)
- David Charles Miller Jr. (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1981–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1984–1986)
- *Robert Hopkins Miller (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1977–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1983–1986)
- George Cranwell Montgomery (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1985–1989)
- Jonathan Moore (1932–2017)
- Ambassador at Large (1986–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1987–1989)
- *George Edward Moose (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1983–1986)
- Director of the Office of Management Policy (1987–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1988–1991)
- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1993–1997)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1997–2001)
- Career Ambassador (2002)
- *Richard William Murphy (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1971–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1974–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1978–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1981–1983)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1983–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1985)
- Thomas Anthony Nassif (1941–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1985–1988)
- *John Dimitri Negroponte (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1981–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1985–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1989–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1993–1996)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2001–2004)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2004–2005)
- Deputy Secretary of State (2007–2009)
- *Leonardo Neher (1922–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1984–1987)
- *Harvey Frans Nelson Jr. (1924–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1985–1988)
- Gregory J. Newell (1949–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1982–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1985–1989)
- *David George Newton (1935–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1994–1997)
- Herman W. Nickel (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1982–1986)
- Julian Martin Niemczyk (1920–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czechoslovakia (1986–1989)
- *Thomas Michael Tolliver Niles (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1985–1989)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1989–1991)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1991–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1993–1997)
- Paul Henry Nitze (1907–2004)
- Director of Policy Planning (1950–1953)
- Ambassador at Large (1986–1989)
- James Edward Nolan Jr. (1931–)
- Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1986–1988)
- Keith Foote Nyborg (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1981–1986)
- *Robert Bigger Oakley (1931–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1979–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1982–1984)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1988–1991)
- *Daniel Anthony O’Donohue (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1988–1991)
- *Francis Vincent Ortiz Jr. (1926–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (1977–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1977–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1979–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1983–1986)
- *Robie Marcus Hooker Palmer (1941–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1986–1990)
- *Ronald DeWayne Palmer (1932–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1976–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1986–1989)
- *Vernon Dubois Penner Jr. (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1986–1989)
- *Edward Joseph Perkins (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1985–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1986–1989)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1989–1992)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1992–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1993–1996)
- Cynthia Shepart Perry (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1989–1993)
- *Donald K. Petterson (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (1978–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1992–1995)
- *James Daniel Phillips (1933–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1986–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1990–1993)
- *Thomas Reeve Pickering (1931–)
- Executive Secretary (1973–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1974–1978)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1978–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1983–1985)
- Career Ambassador (1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1985–1988)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1992–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1993–1996)
- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1997–2000)
- Alberto Martinez Piedra (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1984–1987)
- Charles J. Pilliod Jr. (1918–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1986–1989)
- *Nicholas Platt (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1982–1984)
- Executive Secretary (1985–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1987–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1991–1992)
- Charles H. Price II (1931–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1983–1989)
- *Robert Lee Pugh (1931–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1988–1989)
- James Nelson Purcell Jr. (1938–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1983–1986)
- *Anthony Cecil Eden Quainton (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1976–1978)
- Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1978–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1982–1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1989–1992)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1992–1995)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1995–1997)
- Maxwell M. Rabb (1910–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1981–1989)
- James Wilson Rawlings (1929–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1986–1989)
- Otto Juan Reich (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1986–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2002)
- *Rozanne Lejeanne Ridgway (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1977–1980)
- Counselor (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, German Democratic Republic (1982–1985)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1985–1989)
- *Owen W. Roberts (1924–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Ethiopia (1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1984–1986)
- Joe M. Rodgers (1933–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1985–1989)
- Peter Warren Rodman (1943–)
- Director of Policy Planning (1984–1986)
- *Fernando Enrique Rondon (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1980–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1982–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1985–1988)
- Selwa Roosevelt (1929–)
- Chief of Protocol (1982–1989)
- *James D. Rosenthal (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1983–1986)
- *Edward Morgan Rowell (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1988–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1990–1994)
- *J. Stapleton Roy (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1984–1986)
- Executive Secretary (1989–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1991–1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1995–1999)
- Career Ambassador (1996)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1999–2001)
- Francis Stephen Ruddy (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1984–1988)
- *William Arthur Rugh (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1992–1995)
- Paul A. Russo (1943–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (1986–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (1986–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (1986–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1986–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (1986–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1986–1988)
- L. Nicholas Ruwe (1933–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1985–1989)
- *Robert J. Ryan Jr. (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1984–1987)
- Nicolas M. Salgo (1914–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1983–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (Nomination of June 16, 1992, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- *John Douglas Scanlan (1927–2007)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1985–1989)
- *Howard Bruner Schaffer (1929–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1984–1987)
- Richard Schifter (1923–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1985–1992)
- Rockwell Anthony Schnabel (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1985–1989)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2001–2005)
- William Schneider Jr. (1941–)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1982–1986)
- *Peter Sebastian (1926–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1984–1987)
- Frank J. Shakespeare Jr. (1925–)
- Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1969–1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1985–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (1986–1989)
- *John William Shirley (1931–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1984–1986)
- *Harry Walter Shlaudeman (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1975–1976)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1977–1980)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1980–1983)
- Ambassador at Large (1984–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (1986–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1990–1992)
- *Thomas P. Shoesmith (1922–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1983–1987)
- George Pratt Shultz (1920–2021)
- Secretary of State (1982–1989)
- Gaston Joseph Sigur Jr. (1924–1995)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1986–1989)
- *Thomas William Macauley Smith (1930–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1979–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1984–1986)
- Abraham D. Sofaer (1938–)
- Legal Adviser (1985–1990)
- Richard H. Solomon (1937–2017)
- Director of Policy Planning (1986–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1992–1993)
- Michael Sotirhos (1928–2019)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1989–1993)
- *James William Spain (1926–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1975–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1985–1989)
- *Ronald Ian Spiers (1925–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1969–1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1973–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1977–1980)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1980–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1981–1983)
- Under Secretary of State for Management (1983–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1984)
- *Walter Edward Stadtler (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1986–1989)
- Edmund Stohr (1918–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1982–1990)
- Robert Strausz-Hupé (1903–2002)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1970–1971)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1970–1971)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1972–1974)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1974–1976)
- U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1976–1977)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1981–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.)
- *Edward J. Streator (1930–)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1984–1987)
- Robert D. Stuart (1916–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1984–1989)
- Geoffrey Swaebe (1911–1997)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1983–1988)
- Lewis Arthur Tambs (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1983–1985)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1985–1987)
- *Clyde D. Taylor (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1985–1988)
- Daniel James Terra (1911–1996)
- Ambassador at Large (1981–1989)
- Gerald Eustis Thomas (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1983–1986)
- Jon R. Thomas (1946–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1984–1986)
- *Terence Alphonso Todman (1926–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1969–1972)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1972–1975)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1974–1977)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1977–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1978–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1983–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1989–1993)
- John Edwin Upston (1935–2010)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1985–1987)
- *Nicholas Alexander Veliotes (1928–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1978–1981)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1983–1986)
- *George Southall Vest (1918–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1974–1977)
- Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1977–1981)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1981–1985)
- Director General of the Foreign Service (1985–1989)
- Career Ambassador (1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (Nomination withdrawn on May 5, 1977.)
- Helene A. Von Damm (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1983–1986)
- *Lannon Walker (1936–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1985–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1989–1992)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (1995–1998)
- Richard Louis Walker (1922–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1981–1986)
- W. Allen Wallis (1912–1998)
- Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1982–1989)
- Vernon A. Walters (1917–2002)
- Ambassador at Large (1981–1985)
- Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1985–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1989–1991)
- *Alexander Fletcher Watson (1939–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Bolivia (1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1986–1989)
- Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1993–1996)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (Nomination of May 12, 1992, not acted upon by the Senate.)
- Leon Jerome Weil (1927–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1984–1987)
- John C. Whitehead (1922–2015)
- Deputy Secretary of State (1985–1989)
- Faith Ryan Whittlesey (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1981–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1985–1988)
- Charles Z. Wick (1917–2008)
- Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1981–1989)
- Malcolm Richard Wilkey (1918–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1985–1990)
- *Larry C. Williamson (1930–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1984–1987)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1984–1987)
- William A. Wilson (1914–2009)
- Personal Representative of the President, Holy See (1984)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (1984–1986)
- *Frank G. Wisner II (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1979–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1986–1991)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1991–1992)
- Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1992–1993)
- Secretary of State ad interim (1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (1994–1997)
- Career Ambassador (1995)
- Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (1943–)
- Director of Policy Planning (1981–1982)
- Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1982–1986)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1986–1989)
- Ann Barbara Wrobleski (1952–)
- Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1986–1989)
- *John Melvin Yates (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1983–1986)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Congo (Kinshasa) (1995)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1995–1998)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1998–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1998–2001)
- Clayton Keith Yeutter (1930–2017)
- U.S. Trade Representative (1985–1989)
- Sam H. Zakhem (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1986–1989)