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Chiefs of Mission for Bulgaria
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Chiefs of Mission
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Diplomatic Agent, September 19, 1903–March 8, 1905
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Diplomatic Agent, March 8, 1905–June 4, 1907
- Horace Greeley Knowles (1863–1913)
- Diplomatic Agent, August 21, 1907–February 4, 1909
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 1, 1912–October 18, 1913
- Charles Joseph Vopicka (1857–1935)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 26, 1913–December 17, 1918
- Charles Stetson Wilson (1873–1947)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, March 18, 1919–July 1921
- Charles Stetson Wilson (1873–1947)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 5, 1921–October 4, 1928
- Henry Wharton Shoemaker (1882–1958)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 28, 1930–August 2, 1933
- Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876–1957)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 3, 1934–June 30, 1936
- Ray Atherton (1883–1960)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 21, 1937–July 5, 1939
- George Howard Earle III (1890–1974)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, April 2, 1940–December 13, 1941
- John Evarts Horner (1916–1997)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, September 27, 1947–
- Donald Read Heath (1894–1981)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 8, 1947–January 19, 1950
- Edward Page Jr. (1905–1965)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 14, 1960–May 25, 1962
- Helen Eugenie Moore Anderson (1909–1997)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 3, 1962–December 6, 1964
- Nathaniel Davis (1925–2011)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 4, 1965–May 20, 1966
- John Morgan McSweeney (1916–1979)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 26, 1966–April 19, 1967
- John Morgan McSweeney (1916–1979)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 19, 1967–May 29, 1970
- Horace Gates Torbert Jr. (1911–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 4, 1970–January 23, 1973
- Martin Florian Herz (1917–1983)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 3, 1974–August 6, 1977
- Raymond Leonard Garthoff (1929–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 16, 1977–October 9, 1979
- Jack Richard Perry (1930–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 17, 1979–September 27, 1981
- Robert Louis Barry (1934–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 8, 1981–July 12, 1984
- Melvyn Levitsky (1938–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 13, 1984–February 6, 1987
- Sol Polansky (1926–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 4, 1987–August 17, 1990
- Hugh Kenneth Hill (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 18, 1990–September 5, 1993
- William Dale Montgomery (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 27, 1993–January 17, 1996
- Avis Thayer Bohlen (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 5, 1996–August 13, 1999
- Richard Monroe Miles (1937–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 8, 1999–February 28, 2002
- James W. Pardew (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 13, 2002–July 30, 2005
- John Ross Beyrle (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 8, 2005–June 28, 2008
- Nancy E. McEldowney (1958–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 26, 2008–July 30, 2009
- James B. Warlick Jr. (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 25, 2010–September 14, 2012
- Marcie B. Ries (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 1, 2012–July 28, 2015
- Eric Seth Rubin (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 24, 2016–July 9, 2019
- Herro K. Mustafa (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 18, 2019–
Other Nominees
- Charles Monroe Dickinson (1842–1924)
- Agent: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 10, 1901, after confirmation. Appointment to Bulgaria was in addition to assignment as Consul General at Constantinople, where Dickinson resided. No record has been found of presentation of credentials at Sofia.
- Francis Mairs Huntington Wilson (1875–1946)
- Diplomatic Agent: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Spencer Fayette Eddy (1874–1939)
- Diplomatic Agent: Did not present credentials in Bulgaria.
- John Ridgely Carter (1862–1944)
- Diplomatic Agent: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on December 13, 1909, after confirmation. Did not present credentials in Bulgaria.
- John Ridgely Carter (1862–1944)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not present credentials in Bulgaria.
- Hans Frederick Arthur Schoenfeld (1889–1952)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on January 23, 1929, after confirmation; did not serve under either appointment.