Office of the Historian

Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 2002

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • *Frank Almaguer (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (1999–2002)
  • George L. Argyros Sr. (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andorra (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (2001–2004)
  • Richard Lee Armitage (1945–)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2001–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Nomination withdrawn.)
  • Roy L. Austin (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2009)
  • Howard Henry Baker Jr. (1925–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (2001–2005)
  • *Richard L. Baltimore III (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Oman (2002–2006)
  • *Donald Keith Bandler (1947–2017)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (1999–2002)
  • *Vincent Martin Battle (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2001–2004)
  • Charlotte L. Beers (1935–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2001–2003)
  • Robert Rand Brittingham Beers (1942–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (1998–2002)
  • Stuart A. Bernstein (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (2001–2005)
  • J. Cofer Black (1950–)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2002–2004)
  • Robert D. Blackwill (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2001–2003)
  • *John William Blaney (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (2002–2005)
  • J. Richard Blankenship (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (2001–2003)
  • Lincoln P. Bloomfield (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (2001–2005)
  • *Avis Thayer Bohlen (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1996–1999)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control (1999–2002)
  • John R. Bolton (1948–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1989–1993)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2001–2005)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2005–2006)
  • *Clifford George Bond (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2004)
  • *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)
  • *Ralph Leo Boyce (1952–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Singapore (1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2004–2007)
  • Stephen Brauer (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (2001–2003)
  • *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)
  • *Martin George Brennan (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1999–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2002–2005)
  • *Pamela E. Bridgewater Awkward (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2000–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (2010–2013)
  • *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)
  • Nancy Goodman Brinker (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (2001–2003)
    • Chief of Protocol (2007–2009)
  • Lyons Brown Jr. (1936–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (2001–2005)
  • *William R. Brownfield (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2007–2010)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2011–2017)
    • Career Ambassador (2012)
  • *Raymond F. Burghardt Jr. (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (2001–2004)
  • Christopher Bancroft Burnham (1956–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Resource Management (2002–2005)
  • *R. Nicholas Burns (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (1997–2001)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2001–2005)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2005–2008)
  • *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)
  • *Lawrence E. Butler (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2002–2005)
  • *Brian E. Carlson (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (2001–2004)
  • David Gordon Carpenter (1947–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (1998–2002)
  • *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 ()
  • Argeo Paul Cellucci (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (2001–2005)
  • *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)
  • *Gene Burl Christy (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2002–2005)
  • Daniel Ray Coats (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (2001–2005)
  • Sue McCourt Cobb (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (2001–2005)
  • Lorne W. Craner (1959–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2001–2004)
  • *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)
  • *Brian Dean Curran (1948–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Guinea-Bissau (1976)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2000–2003)
  • John J. Danilovich (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2004–2005)
  • *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)
  • *Ruth A. Davis (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (1992–1995)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (1997–2000)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2001–2003)
    • Career Ambassador (2002)
  • *John R. Dawson (1950–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2002–2003)
  • Paula A. De Sutter (1958–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (2002–2009)
  • *Christopher William Dell (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kosovo (2009–2012)
  • *Rust Macpherson Deming (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2000–2003)
  • *Joseph Michael DeThomas (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (2001–2004)
  • Arthur E. Dewey (1933–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (2002–2005)
  • *John R. Dinger (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2000–2003)
  • *Larry Miles Dinger (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2005–2008)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Burma (2011)
  • Paula J. Dobriansky (1955–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights (2001–2009)
  • *Robert W. Dry (1951–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Oman (2002)
  • *Cedric Dumont (1953–)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (1996–2003)
  • *David B. Dunn (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1999–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2005–2008)
  • *William A. Eaton (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2005–2008)
  • Richard J. Egan (1936–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (2001–2002)
  • *Harriet L. Elam-Thomas (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (1999–2002)
  • Donald Burnham Ensenat (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1992–1993)
    • Chief of Protocol (2001–2007)
  • Clark Kent Ervin (1959–)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (2001–2003)
  • William S. Farish (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (2001–2004)
  • *Robert Patrick John Finn (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2002–2003)
  • Carl W. Ford (1943–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2001–2003)
  • Russell F. Freeman (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (2001–2005)
  • *James Irvin Gadsden (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (2002–2005)
  • Antonio O. Garza Jr. (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2002–2009)
  • *Oliver P. Garza (1941–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Panama (1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1999–2002)
  • Anthony H. Gioia (1941–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (2001–2004)
  • *Edward William Gnehm Jr. (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (1990–1994)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (2000–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2001–2004)
  • *Ronald D. Godard (1942–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Nicaragua (1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2000–2003)
  • *Christopher E. Goldthwait (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (1999–2004)
  • Grant S. Green (1938–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (2001–2005)
  • *David N. Greenlee (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (2002–2006)
  • *Barbara J. Griffiths (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (1999–2002)
  • *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)
  • *Michael E. Guest (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (2001–2004)
  • Richard Nathan Haass (1951–)
    • Director of Policy Planning (2001–2003)
  • Tony P. Hall (1942–)
    • U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture (Rome) (2002–2006)
  • *John Randle Hamilton (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (1999–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2002–2005)
  • John V. Hanford 3rd (1954–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2002–2009)
  • Patricia DeStacy Harrison (1939–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (2001–2005)
  • *Douglas Alan Hartwick (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (2001–2004)
  • *Maura Ann Harty (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1997–1999)
    • Executive Secretary (2001–2002)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (2002–2008)
  • Charles A. Heimbold Jr. (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2001–2004)
  • *John Edward Herbst (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2003–2006)
  • Hans H. Hertell (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominican Republic (2001–2007)
  • *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)
  • *Karl William Hofmann (1961–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Lesotho (1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2000–2002)
    • Executive Secretary (2002–2005)
  • *J. Anthony Holmes (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (2002–2005)
  • Kim R. Holmes (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (2002–2005)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *Franklin Pierce Huddle Jr. (1943–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Burma (1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2001–2003)
  • *Vicki J. Huddleston (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1995–1997)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2002–2005)
  • *Joseph Huggins (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2002–2005)
  • *Marie T. Huhtala (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (2001–2004)
  • *Edmund James Hull (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2001–2004)
  • *Cameron R. Hume (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2007–2010)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2007)
  • *Susan Jacobs (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2000–2003)
  • *James Franklin Jeffrey (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2010–2012)
    • Career Ambassador (2011)
  • *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)
  • *Daniel A. Johnson (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (2000–2003)
  • *Darryl Norman Johnson (1938–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (1992–1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2001–2004)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Lithuania ()
  • *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)
  • *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.)
  • *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)
  • Robert W. Jordan (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (2001–2003)
  • David H. Kaeuper (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (1999–2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2005)
  • Walter Kansteiner (1955–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2001–2003)
  • *Theodore H. Kattouf (1946–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Yemen (1988)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (2001–2003)
  • *John F. Keane (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2002–2005)
  • James Andrew Kelly (1936–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2001–2005)
  • Paul Vincent Kelly (1947–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2001–2005)
  • *Laura Elizabeth Kennedy (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (2001–2003)
  • *Kristie Ann Kenney (1955–)
    • Executive Secretary (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Thailand (2010–2014)
    • Career Ambassador (2012)
    • Counselor (2016–2017)
  • *Michael Klosson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2002–2005)
  • *Jimmy J. Kolker (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1999–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2002–2005)
  • Michael G. Kozak (1946–)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *Daniel Charles Kurtzer (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1997–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2001–2005)
  • *John E. Lange (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (1999–2002)
  • *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)
  • Franklin L. Lavin (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (2001–2005)
  • Howard H. Leach (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (2001–2005)
  • *Rose M. Likins (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2010–2013)
  • *John W. Limbert (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2000–2003)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2005)
  • *Joseph A. Limprecht (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (1999–2002)
  • *Robert Geers Loftis (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (2001–2004)
  • *David L. Lyon (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Fiji (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tonga (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tuvalu (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2003–2005)
  • *Michael E. Malinowski (1948–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Philippines (2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2001–2004)
  • *Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2007–2010)
  • *Donald J. McConnell (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1993–1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (2001–2004)
  • *Jackson C. McDonald (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2004–2007)
  • Bonnie McElveen-Hunter (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (2001–2003)
  • *James D. McGee (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2007–2009)
  • *Kevin Joseph McGuire (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2001–2004)
  • *Margaret K. McMillion (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2001–2004)
  • *Roger A. Meece (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2004–2007)
  • *Michael D. Metelits (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (1999–2002)
  • *Richard Monroe Miles (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (1992–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (1999–2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2002–2005)
  • *Thomas Joel Miller (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2001–2004)
  • *Jeffrey Millington (1944–)
    • Director, Angola (1992)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2003)
  • Kevin E. Moley (1946–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Office of the United Nations (Geneva) (2001–2006)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (2018)
  • *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)
  • *Barbara C. Moore (1952–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2002–2005)
  • *Kenneth Price Moorefield (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (2002–2004)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *Wanda L. Nesbitt (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2010–2013)
  • *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)
  • James (Jim) Nicholson (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (2001–2005)
  • Roger Francisco Noriega (1959–)
    • Permanent Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization of American States (Washington) (2001–2003)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2003–2005)
  • *John Martin O’Keefe (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2000–2003)
  • John D. Ong (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (2002–2005)
  • *John Malcolm Ordway (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2004–2008)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Kazakhstan (2014)
  • *Barbro Appelquist Owens-Kirkpatrick (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (1999–2002)
  • John N. Palmer (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (2001–2004)
  • *Larry Leon Palmer (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (Nomination of June 24, 2010, returned to the President on December 22, 2010.)
  • James W. Pardew (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2002–2005)
  • *Carlos Pascual (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2009–2011)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources (Nominations of February 17, 2012; April 23, 2013; and January 6, 2014, not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • *Anne Woods Patterson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (1997–2000)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2000–2003)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2005–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2007–2010)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2011–2013)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2013–2017)
  • *W. Robert Pearson (1943–)
    • Executive Secretary (1991–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2000–2003)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2003–2006)
  • *Mary Ann Peters (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2000–2003)
  • *Katherine Hubay Peterson (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (1998–2001)
    • Director of the Foreign Service Institute (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2005–2008)
  • Earl Norfleet Phillips (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (2002–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (2002–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (2002–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (2002–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (2002–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2002–2003)
  • Jean Linden Phillips (1954–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (2001–2003)
  • Colin Luther Powell (1937–2021)
    • Secretary of State (2001–2005)
  • *Nancy Jo Powell (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (1997–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2001–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2002–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2007–2009)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2009–2012)
    • Career Ambassador (2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2012–2014)
  • John Price (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (2002–2005)
  • Pierre-Richard Prosper (1963–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2001–2005)
  • *Maureen E. Quinn (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2001–2004)
  • Stephen Geoffrey Rademaker (1959–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control (2002–2005)
  • Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2001–2009)
  • *Michael Edward Ranneberger (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (1999–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2006–2011)
  • *Charles Aaron Ray (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2009–2012)
  • Grover Joseph Rees 3rd (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Timor-Leste (2002–2006)
  • Otto Juan Reich (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (1986–1989)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2002)
  • *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)
  • Mercer Reynolds III (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (2001–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (2001–2003)
  • *Francis Joseph Ricciardone (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Palau (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2010–2014)
  • Christina B. Rocca (1957–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2001–2006)
  • *V. Manuel Rocha (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bolivia (2000–2002)
  • *Lawrence George Rossin (1952–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2000–2003)
  • *Richard Allen Roth (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2002–2005)
  • Robert V. Royall (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (2001–2003)
  • Mary A. Ryan (1940–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (1988–1990)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (1993–2002)
    • Career Ambassador (1999)
  • *Robin Renee Sanders (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2007–2010)
  • *Janet Ann Sanderson (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2006–2008)
  • John Thomas Schieffer (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (2005–2009)
  • 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)
  • Melvin Floyd Sembler (1930–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (1989–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nauru (1989–1993)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (2001–2005)
  • *Michael James Senko (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kiribati (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (2000–2003)
  • *Charles S. Shapiro (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Venezuela (2002–2004)
  • *Mattie R. Sharpless (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Central African Republic (2001–2002)
  • Owen James Sheaks (1943–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (2000–2002)
  • Martin J. Silverstein (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (2001–2005)
  • *Pamela Hyde Smith (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2001–2003)
  • Clifford M. Sobel (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2006–2009)
  • *Sylvia Gaye Stanfield (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1999–2002)
  • *George McDade Staples (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2001–2004)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2006–2007)
  • Craig Roberts Stapleton (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2001–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, France (2005–2009)
    • Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Monaco (2006–2009)
  • Edward W. Stimpson (1934–2009)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Montreal) (1999–2004)
  • *Joseph Gerard Sullivan (1944–)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • Charles J. Swindells (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (2001–2005)
  • William Howard Taft IV (1945–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1989–1992)
    • Legal Adviser (2001–2005)
  • Francis Xavier Taylor (1948–)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2001–2002)
    • Ambassador at Large (2001)
    • Ambassador at Large (2001–2004)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (2002–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (2002–2005)
  • *John F. Tefft (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Georgia (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2009–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2014–2017)
  • Peter Terpeluk (1948–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (2002–2005)
  • John F. Turner (1942–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (2001–2005)
  • Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler (1950–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1989–1992)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (2001–2003)
    • Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2003–2004)
  • *Alexander Russel Vershbow (1952–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1997–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Korea (2005–2008)
  • *Sharon Villarosa (1951–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Timor-Leste (2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Burma (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Seychelles (2012–2016)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritius (2012–2016)
  • *Marcelle M. Wahba (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2001–2004)
  • *R. Barrie Walkley (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Gabon (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sao Tome and Principe (2004–2007)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, South Sudan (2011)
  • *James Donald Walsh (1946–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Canada (1997)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2000–2003)
  • Diane Edith Watson (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (1999–2002)
  • *Linda Ellen Watt (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2002–2005)
  • *Earl Anthony Wayne (1950–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs (2000–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2011–2015)
    • Career Ambassador (2011)
  • Ronald Weiser (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovakia (2001–2004)
  • *C. David Welch (1953–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Saudi Arabia (1994)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2001–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2005–2008)
    • Career Ambassador (2008)
  • *Kent M. Wiedemann (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (1999–2002)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Burma (1999)
  • *Sharon P. Wilkinson (1947–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Portugal (1994)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burkina Faso (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2000–2003)
  • *E. Ashley Wills (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2000–2003)
  • *Ross L. Wilson (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2005–2008)
  • *John Stern Wolf (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1992–1995)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Non-Proliferation (2001–2004)
  • *Donald Y. Yamamoto (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Somalia (2018)
  • *Mary Carlin Yates (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (1999–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ghana (2002–2005)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2012)
  • *James Howard Yellin (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (2002–2005)
  • *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)