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Chiefs of Mission for Guatemala
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Chiefs of Mission
- John Williams (1778–1837)
- Chargé d’Affaires, May 3, 1826–December 1, 1826
- Charles Gerrit De Witt (1789–1839)
- Chargé d’Affaires, December 17, 1833–January 1, 1839
- Elijah Hise (1802–1867)
- Chargé d’Affaires, January 31, 1849–June 23, 1849
- John Leake Marling (1825–1856)
- Minister Resident, February 14, 1855–May 8, 1856
- Beverly Leonidas Clarke (1809–1860)
- Minister Resident, July 13, 1858–March 17, 1860
- Elisha Oscar Crosby (1818–1895)
- Minister Resident, May 28, 1861–June 22, 1864
- Fitz Henry Warren (1816–1878)
- Minister Resident, June 27, 1866–August 11, 1869
- Silas A. Hudson (1815–1896)
- Minister Resident, August 11, 1869–October 12, 1872
- George McWillie Williamson (1829–1882)
- Minister Resident, September 9, 1873–January 31, 1879
- Cornelius Ambrose Logan (1832–1899)
- Minister Resident, June 11, 1879–April 12, 1882
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Minister Resident, July 25, 1882–August 10, 1882
- Henry Cook Hall (1820–1901)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, August 10, 1882–May 15, 1889
- Lansing Bond Mizner (1825–1893)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 4, 1889–December 31, 1890
- Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 28, 1891–
- Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1891–June 12, 1893
- Pierce Manning Butler Young (1836–1896)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, June 12, 1893–May 23, 1896
- Macgrane Coxe (1859–1923)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, September 29, 1896–June 30, 1897
- Whiteside Godfrey Hunter (1841–1917)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 25, 1898–February 2, 1903
- Leslie Combs (1852–1940)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, February 2, 1903–February 25, 1907
- Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee (1870–1949)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 19, 1907–July 1, 1907
- Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee (1870–1949)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 1, 1907–October 13, 1907
- William Heimke (1847–1931)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 2, 1908–September 30, 1909
- William Franklin Sands (1874–1946)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 9, 1909–October 14, 1910
- Robert Stockwell Reynolds Hitt (1876–1938)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 14, 1910–March 4, 1913
- William Hayne Leavell (1850–1930)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, November 29, 1913–October 24, 1918
- Benton McMillin (1845–1933)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, January 15, 1920–December 6, 1921
- Arthur H. Geissler (1877–1945)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, July 31, 1922–January 23, 1930
- Sheldon Whitehouse (1883–1965)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, March 21, 1930–July 23, 1933
- Matthew Elting Hanna (1873–1936)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, October 28, 1933–February 9, 1936
- Fay Allen Des Portes (1890–1944)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, May 22, 1936–May 14, 1943
- Boaz Walton Long (1876–1962)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 19, 1943–April 11, 1945
- Edwin Jackson Kyle (1876–1963)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, May 8, 1945–August 22, 1948
- Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr. (1896–1966)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 24, 1948–March 28, 1950
- Rudolf Emil Schoenfeld (1895–1981)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, April 24, 1951–October 19, 1953
- John Emil Peurifoy (1907–1955)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 4, 1953–October 2, 1954
- Norman Armour (1887–1982)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 18, 1954–May 9, 1955
- Edward John Sparks (1897–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 29, 1955–February 15, 1958
- Lester DeWitt Mallory (1904–1994)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 27, 1958–November 11, 1959
- John Joseph Muccio (1900–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 1, 1960–November 10, 1961
- John Oscar Bell (1912–2000)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 30, 1962–August 26, 1965
- John Gordon Mein (1913–1968)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 22, 1965–August 28, 1968
- Nathaniel Davis (1925–2011)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, November 21, 1968–August 21, 1971
- William Garton Bowdler (1924–2016)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 19, 1971–August 26, 1973
- Francis Edward Meloy Jr. (1917–1976)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, February 7, 1974–April 19, 1976
- Davis Eugene Boster (1920–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 13, 1976–January 17, 1979
- Francis Vincent Ortiz Jr. (1926–2005)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, July 17, 1979–August 6, 1980
- Melvin E. Sinn (1924–2006)
- Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, August 1980–September 1981
- Frederic Lincoln Chapin (1929–1989)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 3, 1981–February 28, 1984
- Alberto Martinez Piedra (1926–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 17, 1984–August 22, 1987
- James H. Michel (1939–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 28, 1987–September 1, 1989
- Thomas F. Stroock (1925–2009)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 31, 1989–November 10, 1992
- Marilyn McAfee (1940–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, June 16, 1993–June 20, 1996
- Donald J. Planty (1945–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 22, 1996–August 14, 1999
- Prudence Bushnell (1946–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 14, 1999–June 15, 2002
- John Randle Hamilton (1944–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, January 3, 2003–July 15, 2005
- James Michael Derham (1947–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, September 1, 2005–April 24, 2008
- Stephen George McFarland (1954–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 7, 2008–August 24, 2011
- Arnold A. Chacon (1956–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, August 29, 2011–March 5, 2014
- Todd D. Robinson (1963–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 27, 2014–September 20, 2017
- Luis E. Arreaga-Rodas (1952–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 4, 2017–October 2, 2020
- William W. Popp (?–)
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, October 4, 2020–
Other Nominees
- William Miller (1770–1825)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Central Republic of America. Died while en route to post.
- William Beatty Rochester (1789–1838)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Central America. Reached Central America, but returned to the United States without presenting credentials.
- John Hamm (1777–1861)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Central America. Not commissioned; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- William N. Jeffers (1789–1853)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Central America. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; did not proceed to post.
- James Shannon (1791–1832)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Central America. Died en route to post.
- Ephraim George Squier (1821–1888)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Commissioned to the Republic of Guatemala. Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on March 18, 1850, after confirmation, but did not proceed to post.
- Balis M. Edney (?–?)
- Chargé d’Affaires: Did not proceed to post.
- 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 Guatemala.
- John Leake Marling (1825–1856)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Nominated on February 25, 1856; nomination withdrawn before the Senate acted upon it.
- William Edward Venable (1804–1857)
- Minister Resident: Died at post before presenting credentials. Commissioned to Guatemala.
- William Montgomery Churchwell (1826–1862)
- Minister Resident: Not commissioned; nomination not confirmed by the Senate.
- William Kellogg (1814–1872)
- Minister Resident: Commissioned to Guatemala; declined appointment.
- Roy Tasco Davis (1889–1975)
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary: Took oath of office, but did not proceed to post.