Office of the Historian

Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 1996

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • David Laurence Aaron (1938–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1993–1997)
  • *Alvin P. Adams (1942–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1983–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1993–1996)
  • Madeleine Korbel Albright (1937–2022)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1993–1997)
    • Secretary of State (1997–2001)
  • *Leslie M. Alexander (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1996–1999)
  • J. Brady Anderson (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (1994–1997)
  • *L. Desaix Anderson (1936–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Vietnam (1997)
  • Harriet Coons Babbitt (1947–)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (1993–1997)
  • Elizabeth Frawley Bagley (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (1994–1997)
  • *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)
  • Josiah Horton Beeman (1935–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (1994–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (1994–1999)
  • *Lawrence Neal Benedict (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1996–1999)
  • *Peggy Blackford (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1995–1998)
  • James J. Blanchard (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (1993–1996)
  • Alan John Blinken (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (1993–1998)
  • Donald M. Blinken (1925–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (1994–1997)
  • *Avis Thayer Bohlen (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1996–1999)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control (1999–2002)
  • *Parker W. Borg (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1981–1984)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burma (Nomination of July 22, 1991, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *Eric J. Boswell (1945–)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1993–1998)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (1995–1998)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1995–1998)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (2008–2012)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (2008–2012)
  • *Richard A. Boucher (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1993–1996)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2000–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2006–2009)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
  • *Aurelia Erskine Brazeal (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (1990–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2002–2005)
  • *Kenneth C. Brill (1947–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, India (1994)
    • Executive Secretary (1994–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1996–1999)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (2001–2004)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (2001–2004)
  • George Charles Bruno (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (1994–1997)
  • *Edward P. Brynn (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1990–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (1995–1998)
  • *Albert Peter Burleigh (1942–)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1991–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1995–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1995–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (Nomination of May 26, 1999, not acted upon by the Senate.)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (Nomination of May 26, 1999, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *William Joseph Burns (1956–)
    • Executive Secretary (1996–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1998–2001)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2005–2008)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2008–2011)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2011–2014)
  • *Prudence Bushnell (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1999–2002)
  • Carol Jones Carmody (1942–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1994–1999)
  • *Timothy Michael Carney (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1995–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1997–1999)
  • Walter C. Carrington (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1980–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1993–1997)
  • *Johnnie Carson (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1991–1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (1995–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (1999–2003)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2009–2013)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mozambique ()
  • *Mary Ann Casey (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1991–1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1994–1997)
  • *Charles O. Cecil (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1996–1999)
  • *Wendy Jean Chamberlin (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2001–2002)
  • *Peter R. Chaveas (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (2001–2004)
  • *James Richard Cheek (1936–2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Ethiopia (1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sudan (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (1993–1996)
  • *Martin L. Cheshes (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (1993–1996)
  • Timothy A. Chorba (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (1994–1998)
  • Warren Minor Christopher (1925–2011)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1977–1981)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1980)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (1980)
    • Secretary of State (1993–1997)
  • Eileen B. Claussen (1945–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1996–1997)
  • *James Franklin Collins (1939–)
    • Ambassador at Large (1995–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (1996–2001)
  • *Victor Comras (1943–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Macedonia (1996)
  • Clay Constantinou (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (1994–1999)
  • *Frances D. Cook (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1980–1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1989–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (1995–1999)
  • Jerome Gary Cooper (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (1994–1997)
  • *Michael William Cotter (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (1995–1998)
  • *William Harrison Courtney (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (1992–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (1995–1997)
  • *James Francis Creagan (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1996–1999)
  • *Ryan Clark Crocker (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1990–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1998–2001)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Afghanistan (2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2004–2007)
    • Career Ambassador (2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2011–2012)
  • William J. Crowe Jr. (1925–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (1994–1997)
  • *Jeffrey S. Davidow (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1988–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1993–1996)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (1996–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1998–2002)
    • Career Ambassador (2002)
  • Lynn Etheridge Davis (1943–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (1993–1997)
  • *John S. Davison (1933–2009)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Benin (1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1993–1996)
  • *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)
  • Thomas J. Dodd (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (1993–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (1997–2001)
  • Thomas E. Donilon (1955–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1993–1996)
  • Brian J. Donnelly (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (1994–1997)
  • K. Terry Dornbush (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (1994–1998)
  • Joseph Daniel Duffey (1932–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (1977–1978)
    • Director of the U.S. Information Agency (1993–1999)
  • *Cedric Dumont (1953–)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (1996–2003)
  • *Wesley William Egan Jr. (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (1983–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (1994–1998)
  • Edward Elliot Elson (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (1993–1998)
  • *Stanley Tuemler Escudero (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (1992–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (1995–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (1997–2000)
  • March Fong Eu (1922–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (1994–1996)
  • *Alan H. Flanigan (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1993–1996)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (1993)
  • Raymond Leo Flynn (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (1993–1997)
  • *Thomas Austin Forbord (1944–)
    • U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (1994–1997)
  • Wyche Fowler Jr. (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1996–2001)
  • *Myles Robert Rene Frechette (1936–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1983–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1994–1997)
  • Peter W. Galbraith (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (1993–1998)
  • Robert L. Gallucci (1946–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1992–1994)
    • Ambassador at Large (1994–1996)
  • *Roger Gamble (1932–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (1993–1996)
  • Richard Newton Gardner (1927–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (1977–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (1993–1997)
  • Toby Trister Gati (1946–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1993–1997)
  • *Harold W. Geisel (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (1996–1999)
  • *Robert S. Gelbard (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1988–1991)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1993–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (1999–2001)
  • Don Lee Gevirtz (1928–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (1995–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (1995–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1995–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (1995–1997)
  • Marc Charles Ginsberg (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (1993–1997)
  • *Robert E. Gribbin III (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1992–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1995–1999)
  • *Marc Isaiah Grossman (1951–)
    • Executive Secretary (1993–1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (1994–1997)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1997–2000)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2000)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2001–2005)
    • Career Ambassador (2004)
  • Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1994–1998)
  • *Lino Gutierrez (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2003–2006)
  • *David Crane Halsted (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1996–1999)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Uganda ()
  • Conrad K. Harper (1940–)
    • Legal Adviser (1993–1996)
  • Pamela C. Harriman (1920–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (1993–1997)
  • *Irvin Hicks (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (1985–1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1994–1996)
  • *John F. Hicks (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (1996–1997)
  • *Christopher Robert Hill (1952–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Albania (1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2000–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2004–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2009–2010)
  • *John Lewis Hirsch (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1995–1998)
  • *David L. Hobbs (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1995–1996)
  • Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (1941–2010)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1977–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1993–1994)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1994–1996)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (1999–2001)
  • John David Holum (1940–)
    • Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (1993–1999)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2000–2001)
  • *Aubrey Hooks (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2004–2007)
  • *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)
  • *Donna Jean Hrinak (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (2000–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2002–2004)
  • *Thomas C. Hubbard (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (1996–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (1996–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2001–2004)
  • *Vicki J. Huddleston (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1995–1997)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2002–2005)
  • *Morris Nelson Hughes Jr. (1945–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1996–1999)
  • William J. Hughes (1932–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (1995–1998)
  • Swanee Grace Hunt (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (1993–1997)
  • Robert E. Hunter (1940–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1993–1997)
  • Jeanette W. Hyde (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (1994–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (1994–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1994–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (1994–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (1995–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (1995–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–1998)
  • Martin S. Indyk (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1995–1997)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1997–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1999–2001)
  • *Harriet W. Isom (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1989–1992)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Laos (1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1992–1996)
  • *William H. Itoh (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (1995–1999)
  • *Victor Jackovich (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (1995–1998)
  • *Howard Franklin Jeter (1947–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Lesotho (1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2000–2003)
  • *Dennis Coleman Jett (1945–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Malawi (1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1996–1999)
  • *Donald C. Johnson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2006–2008)
  • *Mark Johnson (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1993–1996)
  • *Ralph R. Johnson (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovakia (1996–1999)
  • *A. Elizabeth Jones (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (1995–1998)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2001–2005)
    • Career Ambassador (2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (Nomination of February 22, 2000, was not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • James Robert Jones (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (1993–1997)
  • *Richard Henry Jones (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (1995–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2005–2008)
  • *Mosina H. Jordan (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1995–1997)
  • James A. Joseph (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1995–1999)
  • *Curtis W. Kamman (1939–)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (1987)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (1991–1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1997–2000)
  • *Richard Dale Kauzlarich (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997–1999)
  • *Patrick Francis Kennedy (1949–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (1993–2001)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (2007–2017)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (Nomination of February 24, 2000, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *John Christian Kornblum (1943–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (1996–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1997–2001)
  • Robert C. Krueger (1935–)
    • Ambassador at Large (1979–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1994–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1996–1999)
  • *Ronald Karl Kuchel (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1993–1996)
  • Madeleine May Kunin (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (1997–1999)
  • *Joseph Edward Lake (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (1990–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (1994–1996)
  • James T. Laney (1927–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (1993–1996)
  • Barbara Mills Larkin (1951–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1996–2001)
  • *Alan Philip Larson (1949–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (1990–1993)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1996–1999)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1999–2005)
    • Career Ambassador (2004)
  • M. Larry Lawrence (1926–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (1994–1996)
  • *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)
  • *Marisa R. Lino (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (1996–1999)
  • *David C. Litt (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1995–1998)
  • Thomas A. Loftus (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (1993–1997)
  • *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)
  • Raymond Edwin Mabus (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (1994–1996)
  • *John F. Maisto (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1997–2000)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (2003–2006)
  • *Eileen A. Malloy (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (1994–1997)
  • *John Raymond Malott (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1995–1998)
  • *Marilyn McAfee (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1993–1996)
  • *Marshall Fletcher McCallie (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (1993–1996)
  • *Donald J. McConnell (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (2001–2004)
  • *Alan R. McKee (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1996–1999)
  • *Thomas Edmund McNamara (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (1988–1991)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (1994–1998)
  • *John K. Menzies (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995–1996)
  • *David Nathan Merrill (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (1994–1997)
  • *William Green Miller (1931–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (1993–1998)
  • Walter F. Mondale (1928–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (1993–1996)
  • *William Dale Montgomery (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2001–2004)
  • *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 Menifee Moose (1932–2015)
    • Deputy Under Secretary of State for Management (1977)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (1977–1981)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (1993–1996)
  • Alfred H. Moses (1929–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (1994–1997)
  • *Day Olin Mount (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1996–1999)
  • *Bismarck Myrick (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1995–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1999–2002)
  • *Tibor P. Nagy Jr. (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1999–2002)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2018)
  • *Larry C. Napper (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (1995–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2001–2004)
  • *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)
  • *Ronald E. Neumann (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2005–2007)
  • *David George Newton (1935–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (1985–1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (1994–1997)
  • *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)
  • *Phyllis Elliott Oakley (1934–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (1994–1997)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (1997–1999)
  • Joseph R. Paolino Jr. (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (1994–1996)
  • *Robert Halsey Pelletreau Jr. (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1979–1980)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1987–1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1991–1993)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1994–1997)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *Joan M. Plaisted (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (1995–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (1995–2000)
  • *Donald J. Planty (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (1996–1999)
  • *Laurence Everett Pope II (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (Nomination of February 22, 2000, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *William T. Pryce (1932–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1993–1996)
  • *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)
  • *Kenneth Michael Quinn (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1995–1999)
  • Mary (Molly) Millonzi Raiser (1942–)
    • Chief of Protocol (1993–1997)
  • *William C. Ramsay (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1993–1996)
  • *David M. Ransom (1938–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1994–1997)
  • *Robin Lynn Raphel (1947–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (1993–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (1997–2000)
  • *Glen R. Rase (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1996–1999)
  • *Elizabeth Raspolic (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (1995–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (1995–1998)
  • *David P. Rawson (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1995–1999)
  • *Charles Edgar Redman (1943–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1987–1989)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (1994–1996)
  • *Arlene Render (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (1990–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2001–2004)
  • Nicholas Andrew Rey (1938–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1993–1997)
  • *Elmore Rigamer (1940–)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (1994–1996)
  • John B. Ritch III (1943–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (1993–2001)
  • *Peter F. Romero (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (1993–1996)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2000–2001)
  • *Christopher W.S. Ross (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1988–1991)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (1991–1998)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1998)
  • *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)
  • *Theodore E. Russell (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovakia (1993–1996)
  • Mary A. Ryan (1940–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1988–1990)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1993–2002)
    • Career Ambassador (1999)
  • *Joseph A. Saloom III (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1993–1996)
  • *Dorothy Myers Sampas (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (1994–1997)
  • James R. Sasser (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (1995–1999)
  • *Teresita Currie Schaffer (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (1992–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (1992–1995)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1995–1997)
  • *Gerald Wesley Scott (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (1995–1998)
  • *Joseph Monroe Segars (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1992–1996)
  • *Robert Edward Service (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1994–1997)
  • John Howard Francis Shattuck (1943–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (1993–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (1998–2000)
  • Derek Shearer (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1994–1997)
  • Wendy R. Sherman (1949–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (1993–1996)
    • Counselor (1997–2001)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2011–2015)
  • *David H. Shinn (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1987–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (1996–1999)
  • Thomas L. Siebert (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (1994–1997)
  • Nelson F. Sievering Jr. (1924–1997)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (1993–1997)
  • *Thomas W. Simons Jr. (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1990–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (1995–1998)
  • *Daniel Howard Simpson (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1995–1998)
  • *Dane Farnsworth Smith Jr. (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (1990–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1996–1999)
  • Jean Kennedy Smith (1928–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (1993–1998)
  • *R. Grant Smith (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (1995–1998)
  • *E. Michael Southwick (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1994–1997)
  • Joan Edelman Spero (1944–)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1993–1997)
  • John T. Sprott (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1993–1996)
  • *Donald K. Steinberg (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (1995–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • James Braidy Steinberg (1953–)
    • Director of Policy Planning (1994–1996)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2009–2011)
  • *John Todd Stewart (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (1995–1998)
  • *James W. Swihart Jr. (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (1994–1997)
  • *William Lacy Swing (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1979–1981)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (1981–1985)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (1992–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (1993–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (1998–2001)
  • Strobe (Nelson Strobridge) Talbott III (1946–)
    • Ambassador at Large (1993–1994)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (1994–2001)
  • *Peter Tarnoff (1937–)
    • Executive Secretary (1977–1981)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (1993–1997)
  • Daniel K. Tarullo (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (1993–1996)
  • *Lawrence Palmer Taylor (1940–)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1992–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (1995–1997)
  • *Richard W. Teare (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (1993–1996)
  • *Patrick Nickolas Theros (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (1995–1998)
  • *Peter Tomsen (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (1995–1998)
  • *Victor L. Tomseth (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (1993–1996)
  • *Theresa Anne Tull (1936–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Laos (1986)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (1987–1990)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1993–1996)
  • *Charles H. Twining Jr. (1940–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Benin (1983)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1994–1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (1995–1998)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1995–1998)
    • Representative, Cambodia ()
  • *Sandra Louise Vogelgesang (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1994–1997)
  • *Edward S. Walker Jr. (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (1997–2000)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1999–2001)
  • Jenonne R. Walker (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (1995–1998)
  • *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)
  • *George F. Ward Jr. (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (1996–1999)
  • *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.)
  • A. Vernon Weaver (1922–2011)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1996–1999)
  • *Philip C. Wilcox Jr. (1937–)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (1994–1997)
  • *Sharon P. Wilkinson (1947–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Portugal (1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2000–2003)
  • Jacquelyn W. Williams-Bridgers (1956–)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (1995–2001)
  • Sidney Williams (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (1994–1998)
  • Timothy Endicott Wirth (1939–)
    • Counselor (1993–1994)
    • Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (1994–1997)
  • *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)
  • *Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (1998–2001)
  • *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, Equatorial Guinea (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (1998–2001)
  • *Johnny Young (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (1994–1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (1997–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2001–2004)
    • Career Ambassador (2004)