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Chiefs of Mission for Costa Rica
Chiefs of Mission
- Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798–1859)
- Minister Resident, September 14, 1858–May 20, 1859
- Alexander Dimitry (1805–1883)
- Minister Resident, September 29, 1859–April 27, 1861
- Charles N. Riotte (1814–1887)
- Minister Resident, August 29, 1861–January 18, 1867
- Albert Gallatin Lawrence (1836–1887)
- Minister Resident, January 18, 1867–June 24, 1868
- Jacob Beeson Blair (1821–1901)
- Minister Resident, October 6, 1868–June 30, 1873
- George McWillie Williamson (1829–1882)
- Minister Resident, August 13, 1873–January 31, 1879
- Cornelius Ambrose Logan (1832–1899)
- Minister Resident, December 25, 1879–April 17, 1882
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Minister Resident, November 22, 1882
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 22, 1882–May 16, 1889
- Lansing Bond Mizner (1825–1893)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 30, 1889–December 31, 1890
- Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 7, 1891–October 31, 1891
- Richard Cutts Shannon (1839–1920)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 31, 1891–April 30, 1893
- Lewis Baker (1832–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 20, 1893–December 9, 1897
- William Lawrence Merry (1835–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 15, 1898–December 12, 1907
- William Lawrence Merry (1835–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, December 12, 1907–July 1, 1908
- William Lawrence Merry (1835–1911)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1908–March 4, 1911
- Lewis David Einstein (1877–1967)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 3, 1911–December 29, 1911
- Edward Joseph Hale (1839–1922)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 29, 1913–January 27, 1917
- Stewart Johnson (1880–1926)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, –December 5, 1918
- John Funk Martin Jr. (1889–1971)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, October 15, 1920–
- Walter Clarence Thurston (1894–1974)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, January 1921–March 1922
- Roy Tasco Davis (1889–1975)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 14, 1922–January 4, 1930
- Charles Christopher Eberhardt (1871–1965)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 14, 1930–September 24, 1933
- Leo R. Sack (1889–1956)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 16, 1933–January 10, 1937
- William Harrison Hornibrook (1884–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 2, 1937–September 1, 1941
- Arthur Bliss Lane (1894–1956)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 27, 1941–March 17, 1942
- Robert McGregor Scotten (1891–1968)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 31, 1942–April 20, 1943
- Fay Allen Des Portes (1890–1944)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 20, 1943–September 11, 1944
- Hallett Johnson (1888–1968)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 14, 1945–May 16, 1947
- Walter Joseph Donnelly (1896–1970)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 27, 1947–October 15, 1947
- Nathaniel Penistone Davis (1895–1973)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 31, 1948–June 8, 1949
- Joseph Flack (1894–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 13, 1949–September 21, 1950
- Philip Bracken Fleming (1887–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 20, 1951–August 7, 1953
- Robert Charles Hill (1917–1978)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 4, 1953–September 10, 1954
- Robert Forbes Woodward (1908–2001)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, December 3, 1954–March 15, 1958
- Whiting Willauer (1906–1962)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 5, 1958–April 17, 1961
- Raymond L. Telles Jr. (1915–2013)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 22, 1961–February 19, 1967
- Clarence A. Boonstra (1914–2006)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 8, 1967–August 11, 1969
- Walter Christian Ploeser (1907–1993)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 27, 1970–April 13, 1972
- Viron Peter Vaky (1925–2012)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 17, 1972–February 9, 1974
- Terence Alphonso Todman (1926–2014)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, March 17, 1975–January 24, 1977
- Marvin Weissman (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 28, 1977–March 22, 1980
- Francis J. McNeil (1932–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 8, 1980–June 27, 1983
- Curtin Winsor Jr. (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 14, 1983–February 18, 1985
- Lewis Arthur Tambs (1927–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 1, 1985–January 1, 1987
- Deane Roesch Hinton (1923–2017)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 17, 1987–January 4, 1990
- Luis Guinot Jr. (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 27, 1991–March 1, 1993
- Joseph Beceila (?–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 1993–October 1994
- Peter John De Vos (1938–2008)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 21, 1994–October 14, 1997
- Thomas J. Dodd (1935–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 26, 1997–March 1, 2001
- John J. Danilovich (1950–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 10, 2001–June 1, 2004
- Douglas M. Barnes (1955–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, June 2004–July 2005
- Mark Langdale (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 8, 2005–January 22, 2008
- Peter E. Cianchette (1961–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 12, 2008–June 22, 2009
- Anne Slaughter Andrews (1955–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 12, 2010–June 13, 2013
- Gonzalo Rolando Gallegos (1963–)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, June 2013–February 2015
- Stafford Fitzgerald Haney (1969–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 8, 2015–July 15, 2017
- Sharon Day (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 3, 2017–
Other Nominees
- John Slidell (1793–1871)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate. Commissioned to Central America; declined appointment.
- Solon Borland (1808–1864)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on February 9, 1854, after confirmation. Commissioned to Central America. Did not present credentials in Costa Rica.
- Thaddeus Phelps Mott (1831–1894)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- Charles N. Riotte (1814–1887)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination tabled by the Senate.
- Hans Frederick Arthur Schoenfeld (1889–1952)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Did not serve under this appointment.
- Edward Albright (1873–1937)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office, but died in the United States before proceeding to post.
- Stanton Dean Anderson (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary: Not commissioned; nomination of April 29, 1974, was not acted upon by the Senate.