Office of the Historian

Principal Officers and Chiefs of Mission, by Year: 2005

Note: Career Foreign Service appointees are asterisked.

  • Eduardo Aguirre (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andorra (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Spain (2005–2009)
  • *Michael R. Arietti (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Rwanda (2005–2008)
  • Richard Lee Armitage (1945–)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2001–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (Nomination withdrawn.)
  • Victor Henderson Ashe (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2004–2009)
  • Roy L. Austin (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2009)
  • Catherine Todd Bailey (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Latvia (2004–2008)
  • 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)
  • Hugh Douglas Barclay (1932–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, El Salvador (2003–2007)
  • Marsha E. Barnes (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Suriname (2003–2006)
  • *Joyce A. Barr (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2004–2007)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2011–2017)
  • *William M. Bellamy (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kenya (2003–2006)
  • John B. Bellinger 3rd (1960–)
    • Legal Adviser (2005–2009)
  • Jeffrey Thomas Bergner (1946–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs (2005–2008)
  • Stuart A. Bernstein (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (2001–2005)
  • *Gregory L. Berry (1951–)
    • Principal Officer, Libya (2006)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Libya (2006)
  • *John Ross Beyrle (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Russia (2008–2012)
  • Miles Teel Bivins (1947–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sweden (2004–2006)
  • *John William Blaney (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (2002–2005)
  • Lincoln P. Bloomfield (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (2001–2005)
  • 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)
  • *Donald E. Booth (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liberia (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2010–2013)
  • Molly Hering Bordonaro (1968–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malta (2005–2009)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • *Laurence G. Brown (1953–)
    • Director of the Office of Medical Services (2003–2008)
  • 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)
  • *Steven A. Browning (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2003–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2005–2009)
  • *Roland Wentworth Bullen (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guyana (2003–2006)
  • 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)
  • *Lawrence E. Butler (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2002–2005)
  • William Cabaniss (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Czech Republic (2003–2006)
  • James Cain (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Denmark (2005–2009)
  • *John Campbell (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2004–2007)
  • *James Caldwell Cason (1944–)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2005–2008)
  • Argeo Paul Cellucci (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (2001–2005)
  • Robert B. Charles (1960–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (2003–2005)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • Jack Dyer Crouch (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (2004–2005)
  • Henry Crumpton (1957–)
    • Director of the Bureau of Counterterrorism (2005–2007)
  • John Claggett Danforth (1936–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2004–2005)
  • John J. Danilovich (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2004–2005)
  • Paula A. De Sutter (1958–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance (2002–2009)
  • *Scott H. DeLisi (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Eritrea (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2010–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uganda (2012–2015)
  • *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)
  • *James Michael Derham (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guatemala (2005–2008)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Venezuela (2013)
  • Arthur E. Dewey (1933–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Affairs (2002–2005)
  • Robert J. Dieter (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (2005–2009)
  • *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)
  • *David B. Dunn (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (1999–2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2005–2008)
  • *Alan Walter Eastham Jr. (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2008–2010)
  • *William A. Eaton (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Panama (2005–2008)
  • *Eric S. Edelman (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2003–2005)
  • *Cynthia Grissom Efird (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2004–2007)
  • *Gregory W. Engle (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Togo (2003–2005)
  • Donald Burnham Ensenat (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (1992–1993)
    • Chief of Protocol (2001–2007)
  • *Richard W. Erdman (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Algeria (2003–2006)
  • *John Marshall Evans (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2004–2006)
  • *Jeffrey David Feltman (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2004–2008)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2009–2012)
  • Thomas Fingar (1946–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research (2004–2005)
  • *Robert W. Fitts (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Solomon Islands (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Papua New Guinea (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vanuatu (2003–2006)
  • *James Brendan Foley (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2003–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2009–2012)
  • *Charles A. Ford (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honduras (2005–2008)
  • *Ralph Frank (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (1997–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Croatia (2003–2006)
  • Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer (1961–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, South Africa (2004–2005)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2005–2009)
  • Russell F. Freeman (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belize (2001–2005)
  • *Daniel Fried (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (1997–2000)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2005–2009)
  • *James Irvin Gadsden (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (2002–2005)
  • Antonio O. Garza Jr. (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mexico (2002–2009)
  • 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)
  • Richard J. Griffin (1949–)
    • Director of the Office of Foreign Missions (2005–2007)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security (2005–2007)
  • *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)
  • *Lino Gutierrez (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (1996–1999)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Argentina (2003–2006)
  • *David Hale (1961–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Jordan (2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jordan (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2013–2015)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Pakistan (2015–2018)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2018)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
  • *Suzanne Hale (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Micronesia, Federated States of (2004–2007)
  • 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)
  • *Reno Leon Harnish III (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2003–2006)
  • Patricia DeStacy Harrison (1939–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (2001–2005)
  • *Maura Ann Harty (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (1997–1999)
    • Executive Secretary (2001–2002)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs (2002–2008)
  • *Patricia Marie Haslach (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Laos (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ethiopia (2013–2016)
  • Patricia Louise Herbold (1940–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Singapore (2005–2009)
  • *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)
  • John Hillen (1966–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs (2005–2008)
  • *Richard Eugene Hoagland (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2008–2011)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Turkmenistan (2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (Nomination of May 23, 2006, not acted upon by the Senate. Renominated January 9, 2007. Nomination withdrawn August 3, 2007.)
  • *Heather M. Hodges (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Moldova (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2008–2011)
  • Alfred Hoffman (1934–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Portugal (2005–2007)
  • *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)
  • Henrietta Holsman Fore (1948–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Management (2005–2007)
  • *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)
  • *Vicki J. Huddleston (1942–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (1995–1997)
    • Principal Officer, Cuba (2002)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2002–2005)
  • *William J. Hudson (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (2003–2006)
  • *Joseph Huggins (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Botswana (2002–2005)
  • Karen P. Hughes (1956–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2005–2007)
  • *Thomas Neil Hull (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (2004–2007)
  • *Tracey Ann Jacobson (1965–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tajikistan (2006–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kosovo (2012–2015)
  • *Linda Jewell (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ecuador (2005–2008)
  • Brenda LaGrange Johnson (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Jamaica (2005–2009)
  • *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 Joseph (1949–)
    • Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs (2005–2007)
  • *John F. Keane (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Paraguay (2002–2005)
  • *Craig Allen Kelly (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chile (2004–2007)
  • 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)
  • *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)
  • James Casey Kenny (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ireland (2003–2006)
  • Zalmay Khalilzad (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2003–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iraq (2005–2007)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the United Nations (2007–2009)
  • *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)
  • Tom C. Korologos (1933–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belgium (2004–2007)
  • *Thomas Charles Krajeski (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Yemen (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2011–2014)
  • Mary Kramer (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dominica (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Barbados (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Antigua and Barbuda (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Grenada (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Lucia (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2003–2006)
  • Stephen Krasner (1942–)
    • Director of Policy Planning (2005–2007)
  • *George Albert Krol (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Belarus (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2011–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kazakhstan (2014–2018)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkmenistan (Nomination of June 27, 2007, withdrawn on April 28, 2008.)
  • Howard J. Krongard (1940–)
    • Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service (2005–2008)
  • *Daniel Charles Kurtzer (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (1997–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Israel (2001–2005)
  • *Helen R. Meagher La Lime (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mozambique (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Angola (2014–2017)
  • *Christopher L. LaFleur (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (2004–2007)
  • Mark Langdale (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Costa Rica (2005–2008)
  • *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)
  • *Joseph Evan LeBaron (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mauritania (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2008–2011)
  • *Richard B. LeBaron (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kuwait (2004–2007)
  • Barry F. Lowenkron (1952–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2005–2007)
  • *Lewis W. Lucke (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Swaziland (2004–2005)
  • *Jeffrey John Lunstead (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2003–2006)
  • *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)
  • Earle I. Mack (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (2004–2005)
  • *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)
  • *Michael W. Marine (1947–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Fiji (1995)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Kiribati (1995)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Tonga (1995)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Tuvalu (1995)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Vietnam (2004–2007)
  • *R. Niels Marquardt (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Equatorial Guinea (2004–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cameroon (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Comoros (2007–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Madagascar (2007–2010)
  • *Carmen Maria Martinez (1950–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Burma (2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zambia (2005–2008)
  • *Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Niger (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Namibia (2007–2010)
  • Susan Rasinski McCaw (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Austria (2005–2007)
  • *Sean McCormack (1964–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (2005–2009)
  • William Paul McCormick (1939–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Samoa (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Zealand (2005–2008)
  • *Terence Patrick McCulley (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Côte d’Ivoire (2013–2016)
  • *Jackson C. McDonald (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (2001–2004)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea (2004–2007)
  • *Douglas L. McElhaney (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004–2007)
  • *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)
  • *Roger A. Meece (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malawi (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Kinshasa) (2004–2007)
  • *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)
  • John Rippin Miller (1938–)
    • Ambassador at Large (2004–2006)
  • *Gillian Arlette Milovanovic (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Macedonia (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mali (2008–2011)
  • 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 T. Monroe (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bahrain (2004–2007)
  • *Barbara C. Moore (1952–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2002–2005)
  • Constance Albanese Morella (1931–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris) (2003–2005)
  • *James F. Moriarty (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nepal (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2008–2011)
  • *Greta N. Morris (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Marshall Islands (2003–2006)
  • David Campbell Mulford (1937–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, India (2003–2009)
  • *Stephen D. Mull (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lithuania (2003–2006)
    • Executive Secretary (2009–2012)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Poland (2012–2015)
    • Career Ambassador (2016)
  • *Joseph A. Mussomeli (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cambodia (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2010–2015)
  • *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)
  • *Wayne E. Neill II (1957–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Benin (2003–2006)
  • *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)
  • Constance Berry Newman (1935–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs (2004–2005)
  • 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)
  • *Victoria Nuland (1961–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2005–2008)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2013–2017)
    • Career Ambassador (2016)
  • James Curtis Oberwetter (1944–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Saudi Arabia (2003–2007)
  • Louise Oliver (1944–)
    • U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (2004–2009)
  • 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)
  • *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)
  • *B. Lynn Pascoe (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Malaysia (1998–2001)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Indonesia (2004–2007)
  • *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)
  • *June Carter Perry (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lesotho (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sierra Leone (2007–2009)
  • *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)
  • *Roger Dwayne Pierce (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cape Verde (2005–2007)
  • *Michael Christian Polt (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Serbia (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (2009–2012)
  • Colin Luther Powell (1937–2021)
    • Secretary of State (2001–2005)
  • Dina Habib Powell (1973–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (2005–2007)
  • 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)
  • *Jon Robert Purnell (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uzbekistan (2003–2007)
  • Stephen Geoffrey Rademaker (1959–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control (2002–2005)
  • *Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Djibouti (2003–2006)
  • Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, China (2001–2009)
  • *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)
  • Mitchell Reiss (1957–)
    • Director of Policy Planning (2003–2005)
  • Michael Retzer (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tanzania (2005–2007)
  • *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)
  • Condoleezza Rice (1954–)
    • Secretary of State (2005–2009)
  • *Charles P. Ries (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Greece (2004–2007)
  • *Marcie B. Ries (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Albania (2004–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bulgaria (2012–2015)
  • Thomas Riley (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Morocco (2003–2008)
  • *Thomas Bolling Robertson (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovenia (2004–2007)
  • Christina B. Rocca (1957–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2001–2006)
  • John D. Rood (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Bahamas (2004–2007)
  • Francis Rooney (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Holy See (2005–2008)
  • *Richard Allen Roth (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Guinea-Bissau (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Senegal (2002–2005)
  • *Robin Renee Sanders (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Congo (Brazzaville) (2002–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nigeria (2007–2010)
  • John Thomas Schieffer (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Australia (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Japan (2005–2009)
  • *Ronald Lewis Schlicher (1958–)
    • Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Lebanon (1996)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Cyprus (2005–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Tunisia (Nomination not acted upon by the Senate.)
  • 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)
  • Gregory L. Schulte (1958–)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations (Vienna) (2005–2009)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna) (2005–2009)
  • *Margaret Scobey (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Syria (2003–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Egypt (2008–2011)
  • 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)
  • *Thomas Alfred Shannon Jr. (1958–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2009–2013)
    • Career Ambassador (2012)
    • Counselor (2013–2016)
    • Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2016–2018)
    • Secretary of State ad interim (2017)
  • Josette Sheeran Shiner (1954–)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (2005–2007)
  • Kristen Silverberg (1970–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs (2005–2008)
    • Representative of the U.S.A. to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (2008–2009)
  • Martin J. Silverstein (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Uruguay (2001–2005)
  • *Michele Jeanne Sison (1959–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Arab Emirates (2004–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Lebanon (2008–2010)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Maldives (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Sri Lanka (2012–2014)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Haiti (2018)
    • Career Ambassador (2018)
  • *Emil M. Skodon (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brunei (2005–2008)
  • *Pamela Jo Howell Slutz (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Mongolia (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Burundi (2009–2012)
  • Clifford M. Sobel (1949–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Netherlands (2001–2005)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Brazil (2006–2009)
  • Ronald Spogli (1948–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Italy (2005–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, San Marino (2006–2009)
  • *Joseph D. Stafford (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The Gambia (2004–2007)
    • Chargé d’Affaires, Sudan (2014)
  • 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)
  • *James Curtis Struble (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Peru (2003–2007)
  • 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)
  • Nicholas F. Taubman (1935–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Romania (2005–2008)
  • 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)
  • *Harry Keels Thomas Jr. (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Bangladesh (2003–2005)
    • Executive Secretary (2005–2007)
    • Director General of the Foreign Service (2007–2009)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Philippines (2010–2013)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Zimbabwe (2015–2018)
  • William Robert Timken Jr. (1938–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Germany (2005–2008)
  • *Paul A. Trivelli (1953–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Nicaragua (2005–2008)
  • John F. Turner (1942–)
    • Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (2001–2005)
  • Robert H. Tuttle (1947–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, United Kingdom (2005–2009)
  • Chase Untermeyer (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Qatar (2004–2007)
  • Rodolphe M. Vallee (1960–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Slovakia (2005–2007)
  • *Carol van Voorst (1952–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Iceland (2005–2009)
  • *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)
  • Anne Louise Wagner (1962–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Luxembourg (2005–2009)
  • George H. Walker (1931–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Hungary (2003–2006)
  • *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)
  • *Marc M. Wall (1954–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Chad (2004–2007)
  • Marilyn Ware (1943–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Finland (2005–2008)
  • *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)
  • *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)
  • Benson K. Whitney (1956–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Norway (2005–2009)
  • David Horton Wilkins (1946–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Canada (2005–2009)
  • Pamela P. Willeford (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Switzerland (2003–2006)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Liechtenstein (2003–2006)
  • *Ross L. Wilson (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Azerbaijan (2000–2003)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Turkey (2005–2008)
  • *William Braucher Wood (1950–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Colombia (2003–2007)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Afghanistan (2007–2009)
  • Aldona Wos (1955–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Estonia (2004–2007)
  • *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)
  • *Stephen M. Young (1951–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2003–2005)
  • *Marie L. Yovanovitch (1958–)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Kyrgyzstan (2004–2008)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Armenia (2008–2011)
    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ukraine (2016–2019)
  • Philip D. Zelikow (1954–)
    • Counselor (2005–2007)
  • Robert B. Zoellick (1953–)
    • Counselor (1989–1992)
    • Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment (1991–1992)
    • Deputy Secretary of State (2005–2006)