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Chiefs of Mission for Chile
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Chiefs of Mission
- Heman Allen (1779–1852)
- Minister Plenipotentiary, April 23, 1824–July 31, 1827
- Samuel Larned (1788–1846)
- Chargé d’Affaires, November 9, 1828–October 29, 1829
- John Hamm (1777–1861)
- Chargé d’Affaires, May 24, 1831–October 19, 1833
- Richard Pollard (1790–1851)
- Chargé d’Affaires, March 13, 1835–May 12, 1842
- John Strother Pendleton (1802–1868)
- Chargé d’Affaires, May 24, 1842–June 6, 1844
- William Wood Crump (1819–1897)
- Chargé d’Affaires, August 18, 1845–November 1, 1847
- Seth Barton (1795–1850)
- Chargé d’Affaires, January 5, 1848–May 22, 1849
- Balie Peyton (1803–1878)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 16, 1850–September 26, 1853
- David Austin Starkweather (1802–1876)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 22, 1854–August 26, 1857
- John Bigler (1805–1871)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 5, 1857–October 4, 1861
- Thomas Henry Nelson (1824–1896)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 4, 1861–March 12, 1866
- Judson Kilpatrick (1836–1881)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 12, 1866–August 3, 1870
- Joseph Pomeroy Root (1826–1885)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 2, 1870–June 27, 1873
- Cornelius Ambrose Logan (1832–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 27, 1873–November 10, 1876
- Thomas Andrew Osborn (1836–1898)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 28, 1877–July 25, 1881
- Judson Kilpatrick (1836–1881)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 25, 1881–December 2, 1881
- Cornelius Ambrose Logan (1832–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 7, 1882–June 16, 1885
- William Randall Roberts (1830–1897)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 4, 1885–August 9, 1889
- Patrick Egan (1841–1919)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 9, 1889–July 4, 1893
- James Davis Porter (1828–1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 4, 1893–March 14, 1894
- Edward Henry Strobel (1855–1908)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 6, 1895–August 17, 1897
- Henry Lane Wilson (1856–1932)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 14, 1897–July 18, 1904
- John Hicks (1847–1917)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 5, 1905–May 11, 1909
- Thomas Cleland Dawson (1865–1912)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 20, 1909–November 16, 1909
- Henry Prather Fletcher (1873–1959)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 9, 1910–November 19, 1914
- Henry Prather Fletcher (1873–1959)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 19, 1914–March 9, 1916
- Joseph Hooker Shea (1863–1928)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 30, 1916–May 5, 1921
- William Miller Collier (1867–1956)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 29, 1921–August 6, 1928
- William Smith Culbertson (1884–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 16, 1928–August 19, 1933
- Henry Hulme Sevier (1878–1940)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 25, 1933–May 4, 1935
- Hoffman Philip (1872–1951)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 7, 1935–October 31, 1937
- Norman Armour (1887–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 21, 1938–June 10, 1939
- Claude Gernade Bowers (1878–1958)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 7, 1939–September 2, 1953
- Willard Leon Beaulac (1899–1990)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 5, 1953–May 28, 1956
- Cecil Burton Lyon (1903–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 15, 1956–February 25, 1958
- Walter Howe (1907–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 1, 1958–March 15, 1961
- Robert Forbes Woodward (1908–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 5, 1961–July 6, 1961
- Charles Woolsey Cole (1906–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 21, 1961–September 27, 1964
- Ralph Anthony Dungan (1923–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 10, 1964–August 2, 1967
- Edward Malcolm Korry (1922–2003)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 16, 1967–October 12, 1971
- Nathaniel Davis (1925–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 20, 1971–November 1, 1973
- David Henry Popper (1912–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 22, 1974–May 22, 1977
- George Walter Landau (1920–2018)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 23, 1977–January 16, 1982
- James Daniel Theberge (1930–1988)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 8, 1982–August 2, 1985
- Harry George Barnes Jr. (1926–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 18, 1985–November 26, 1988
- Charles A. Gillespie Jr. (1935–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 20, 1988–December 10, 1991
- Curtis W. Kamman (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 14, 1992–October 21, 1994
- Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon (1942–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 24, 1994–June 13, 1998
- John O’Leary (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 19, 1998–June 29, 2001
- William R. Brownfield (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 25, 2002–July 19, 2004
- Craig Allen Kelly (1953–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 9, 2004–August 3, 2007
- Paul E. Simons (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 8, 2008–July 4, 2010
- Alejandro Daniel Wolff (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 25, 2010–August 10, 2013
- Michael A. Hammer (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 8, 2014–September 20, 2016
- Carol Z. Perez (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 11, 2016–January 25, 2019
- J. Baxter Hunt III (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, January 24, 2019–August 10, 2020
Other Nominees
- Samuel Medary (1801–1864)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.
- Lewis (Louis) Dent (1822–1874)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by Senate.
- John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1862–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Declined appointment. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate.
- Andrew M. Gellert (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Nomination of January 8, 2018 withdrawn on August 16, 2018.